An Everton FC fan, accused of hurling racist abuse during his team’s first Premier League game of the season away to Crystal Palace FC, denied the charge yesterday.
Darran Chadwick, 39, of Wallace Avenue, Knowsley, Liverpool appeared for the first time at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.
He pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.
Chadwick was attending the 0-0 draw between the teams at Selhurst Park, south London on August 10.
A charge of specifically causing the racially aggravated harassment of Eagles’ winger Andros Townsend was withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service.
“My dispute is that I used no racial language,” Chadwick told the court. “I admit that I called him a diving c***, but there were no racial words used.”
Chadwick was bailed to stand trial at Croydon Magistrates Court on March 3, next year.
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