Crewe Alexandra, the club at the centre of the Barry Bennell abuse scandal that rocked English football, has become embroiled in more controversy after suspending their head of foundation over a separate safeguarding allegation that the Football Association said was now in the hands of the police.

Carl Everall has also been suspended from all-football related activities by the FA while the governing body investigate allegations made about his behaviour.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Everall started working full time for Crewe 14 months ago although he has coached in the League Two club’s academy since 2013.

The FA said the police were also involved. A Football Association spokesman said: “This is a safeguarding and police matter so therefore the FA is not in a position to comment.”

Telegraph Sport has contacted Cheshire Police for comment.

The news is another blow to Crewe, whose reputation has taken a battering in the wake of the scandal surrounding their former coach Bennell, who was described in court as the “devil incarnate” and a “child molester on an industrial scale”. Bennell was jailed for 30 years in February for child sexual offences against junior players from Crewe and Manchester City between 1979 and 1990.