WITTON Albion are investigating offensive comments attributed to top-scorer Shaun Tuck on a social networking site following the murder of a soldier in Woolwich yesterday.

Club chairman Mark Harris told the Guardian that he had spoken to the 26-year-old this morning after being made aware of content on a Twitter account belonging to the striker.

Tuck has not denied writing what appeared there – some which has subsequently been deleted – which included repeated suggestions that revenge should be taken on those who practice Islam.

“The club is dealing with this according to its code of conduct, to which players sign up when they join the club, and in line with FA regulations,” said Mr Harris.

“The remarks made by the player do not in any way reflect the views of Witton Albion Football Club, which works hard to attract members of all communities and has supported the Help for Heroes campaign for a number of years.

“We will be making no further statement at this time.”

Witton established a link with Help for Heroes, a charity which raises money to provide better care for members of the Armed Forces wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, in 2010.

The team’s players wore shirts during matches that carried the cause’s logo, while most recently the club’s Wincham Park home has been referred to as the Help for Heroes Stadium.

A percentage of money raised from the sale of replica shirts was donated to the charity, while Armed Forces personnel have watched Albion home games for free as part of the arrangement.

The comments on Tuck’s Twitter profile reacted to the death of a British serviceman, who was wearing a Help for Heroes top, near a military barracks in London.

It was an incident that sparked a terrorist alert in the capital, and prompted the Government to convene a meeting of its crisis committee.

In a series of postings last night, the Liverpool-based front man claimed his views are shared by others too afraid to say what they’re thinking.

“A lot of people on here sit on the fence but say everything I do behind closed doors,” he wrote.

He went on to express support for the British National Party and the English Defence League, arguing that Muslims should face reprisals for what happened in Woolwich.

One of two individuals suspected of staging the attack was caught on camera justifying the violence as part of a jihadist-inspired fight against the west.

“None of my posts are racially motivated, I just don’t like terrorists,” Tuck tweeted earlier today.

Tuck signed a two-year deal with the Northwich club after leaving Skelmersdale last summer, scoring 25 goals to help the Evo- Northern Premier League club qualify for the end of season promotion play-offs.