Sheff Wed fined £12,500 over Palmer racism incident

Kasey Palmer reported the incident to the referee

Sheffield Wednesday have been fined £12,500 after a fan made a racist gesture towards Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer.

The incident occurred in the 94th minute of the Championship game on 20 January and the supporter has since been banned by the Owls for life.

In May, Edward Rabjohn admitted racially abusing Palmer at Sheffield Magistrates Court and was banned from attending football matches for five years.

A report by the Football Association said video footage "clearly showed the spectator performing a monkey gesture".

The club has also been ordered to implement an action plan for misconduct in relation to crowd control.

"Following a robust investigation, the culprit was identified and subsequently brought to justice," Sheffield Wednesday said in a statement.

"In addition to the sentence imposed in a court of law, this person is now the subject of a lifetime ban from all Sheffield Wednesday fixtures and club events, with the opportunity to attend a rehabilitation programme in line with the EDI Code of Practice for all EFL clubs after 10 years.

"As a community-focused, family football club, we reiterate our condemnation of the abhorrent actions of this individual.

"We have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that supporters and anyone purporting to be supporters conduct themselves in the right manner at all times whilst following the team, home and away."