Police have released an image of a man they wish to identify after racist graffiti was repeatedly scrawled on a sign at Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.
An unknown man repeatedly wrote “offensive” far-right and anti-immigration messages on the stadium’s entrance sign on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings every week between July 21 and August 9, the Met said.
The graffiti attacks were carried out between 5am and 6am.
When staff at the south London club cleaned the graffiti, it reappeared, forcing them to replace the sign and install CCTV to monitor it.
On August 9 they captured the man writing on the sign again and confronted him. A member of staff took the man's photograph and shared it with police.
It has been circulated on an internal database but the man has not yet been identified.
Dulwich Hamlet FC Club Chairman Ben Clasper said: “We think the club's recent efforts to start clearing and weeding the area surrounding the stadium has prompted these attacks on our property.
“However we were shocked to see the graffiti escalate from attacking us for cutting back vegetation into disgusting extreme racism and anti-immigration comments.
“The repeated visits in the early hours suggest this man is local to the area. We hope this information, and the photograph will help someone in our community to identify him so the police can take further action.”
Met Police investigating officer PC Nicolas Wilson said: “I won't repeat the things the man has been writing but they are far right and anti-immigration in nature. They are hugely offensive and distressful to local people and the staff and players at the club.
“Dulwich Hamlet FC are a pillar of the community and it is unacceptable that their property is targeted like this.
“The man is very likely local and I am sure someone will know who he is. If you do, please contact us immediately.”
