Watch: Shocking footage of amateur referee being attacked following game in north London

Footage has emerged of a referee being chased and kicked by a large group of players.

It was filmed last weekend at the New River facility in Wood Green, North London as two teams from the Turkish Football Federation contested a cup final.

talkSPORT understands the incident took place at the final whistle.

The league has launched an investigation and at this stage believe one team was primarily responsible. The club and its players have been called in for a disciplinary hearing.

A league official told talkSPORT: “It is horrible and sickening. Once we know who was involved we want to get rid of them from our league, whoever they are. We will throw the book at them.”

Martin Cassidy of Ref Support UK said: “It is definitely the worst video we’ve seen on British soil of an assault on a match official.”

Because the match was a cup final it was being filmed from the stands and Mr Cassidy believes only luck lead to the existence of the footage.

Ref Support UK believe it adds to the case for match officials to be allowed to wear body cameras. IFAB, which set the laws of the game, currently prohibit recording equipment.

“This would have just been kept in house and logged within the FA as another assault on a match official. That is not good enough.”

The police have been informed of the incident.

London FA said in a statement: “We have received reports about a match incident which took place on the 20 May. We are in the process of conducting an investigation and as such have nothing further to say at this time.”

Ref Support UK’s #RAMS campaign (Referee Abuse Must Stop) is encouraging people to film the abuse of referees and share incidents online to shame perpetrators and raise the profile of referee abuse.