Witney United Football Club has been stripped of its right to sell alcohol after police took action over alleged violence, drugs and underage drinking.

West Oxfordshire District Council revoked its premises licence today after Thames Valley Police sought a review over disorder from private parties. It now hopes to get a new licence.

Officers listed 84 alleged crimes and incidents at the Polythene UK Stadium, Downs Road, in the last five years, with officers attending each.

The review was sparked by a September 17 call-out, where officers found a 16-year-old boy unconscious from alcohol and another semi-conscious from a ketamine drug overdose.

There were no licensed door staff and broken glass and vomit in the toilets, police said.

A fight involving four to five people was reported on August 14 and a caller alleged his daughter was assaulted on September 4.

Chairman Steve Lake said he was “disappointed” at police action and pledged to bid for a new premises licence, which also allows recorded and live music.

The licence is expected to expire at the end of the month but Mr Lake said he hoped to get a temporary licence so alcohol could still be served in its club members’ bar for games.

Yet he said it would not apply for a temporary licence for its function room, the centre of the controversy, meaning there will be no alcohol and music events in January and February.

Police and councillors backed the club applying for two licences instead of one, for the bar and function room.