Little Common Wheatsheaf have withdrawn from the Hastings & East Sussex League after being fined £200 for locking referee Neal Ager in a changing room.
Park Life reported how the East Sussex official was imprisoned for 15 minutes after a Demarco Cup game between against Oddfellows, and had to dial 999 to get out.
No individuals admitted keeping Ager against his will, but Wheatsheaf took responsibility as a club and were fined by the Sussex FA.
Wheatsheaf secretary Mark Carey said: "Ever since the referee incident we don't seem to have any leeway and we are being treated differently to other clubs so we decided to leave before it got any worse."
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