Grimsby’s Elliott Whitehouse punished for racist slur
On Wednesday, Grimsby Town’s Elliott Whitehouse was charged with using racist language during a football match against Northampton.
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The incident occurred back in November.
In the 72nd moment of the match, Grimsby’s Whitehouse called Northampton midfielder Alan McCormack a “pikey”.
It’s worth noting that Whitehouse tried to defend himself against the racism charges. As detailed in the FA’s report:
The player says that ‘pikey’ was not the term he would use, ordinarily, to describe a member of the travelling community.
He thought the term was simply an alternative to ‘gypsy’ and he had no idea until the interview with the FA that it was particularly offensive or insulting.
The FA clearly disagreed, and Whitehouse has been hit with a 6-match ban and a 2,000 pound fine.
