We have been made aware that there were incidents of homophobic abuse and egg throwing outside the ground following our fixture against Worthing on Saturday.

We wish to make it clear that we deplore such behaviour which, to some extent, has detracted from the fantastic team performance.

We believe that those involved were a group of young men who only attend Welling matches very occasionally. We will co-operate fully with the police to identify those involved.

If they can be identified they will be banned from Welling matches and we will support any applications for football banning orders, banning the perpetrators from all levels of football.

We wish to make it clear that we do not want people who behave in that way at our matches. You are not Welling supporters and you damage the reputation of the club at a time when we are seeking to build links with our local community.

We will be reviewing the security measures we have in place within the ground, although there were no incidents during the match.

We want to make Park View Road a welcoming place for everyone to watch football. If anyone does no share our vision then please stay away.