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Bridport FC banned a home fan for life after the incident at its St Mary's ground on 9 October.

AN ENTIRE football team walked off the pitch during a match in solidarity with one of their players who was racially abused by a spectator.

"John has been offered another job abroad and it was too good to turn down. "Myself and all at Bridport FC understand his decision and we wish him good luck in his new venture. "We have kept things in-house. Rob has stepped up to take this position. "He will be assisted by long-serving Shaun Annetts who has run our reserve team and recently assisted with the first team. "We wish Rob and Shaun good luck in their first season together, along with all their backroom staff. "I would also like to say thank you for all the phone calls from managers offering their services.

He oversaw just one competitive game - a 2-0 league defeat to Wellington on Boxing Day. Since the end of the 2018/19 season, Bridport have won just five times in 45 competitive matches. Godbold was a constant presence at reserve-team games this Spring. He took charge of two first-team friendlies against Dorchester Under-23s, losing 3-1 and 5-0. Bridport had appointed Godbold as part of a long-term vision to foster young talent amid an increasingly expensive player market. Bridport were this week kept in a strengthened Toolstation Western League Premier Division following the FA's...