Scarborough’s National League North game at home against Darlington was delayed for almost 40 minutes amid allegations of abuse aimed at a female official.
The match, which Darlington won 5-2 at the Flamingo Land Stadium to return to the top of the table, kicked off at 1pm but did not finish until about 3.40pm after a 38-minute second-half suspension.
An announcement warning spectators about abusive language was made over the public address system after a brief first-half stoppage that followed a conversation between the referee and one of his assistants, listed as Dean Watson and…
