Luton Town have suspended their winger Shaun Whalley after he was arrested following the club’s awards night on Sunday.
Whalley became the second Luton player to be suspended in 24 hours after their striker Ricky Miller was arrested and bailed for an alleged assault.
A statement on the club’s website said: “Following yesterday’s club statement regarding Ricky Miller, Luton Town Football Club can confirm that Shaun Whalley has been placed in police custody in connection with the same alleged incident in the early hours of Monday morning.
“As a result, Shaun has also been suspended by the club, pending a police inquiry. An internal investigation at Kenilworth Road continues and Luton Town can place on record once again that any player guilty of misconduct will be disciplined appropriately.
“Meanwhile Bedfordshire police have released a statement confirming that Ricky Miller has been released on bail until 2 June. The club is unable to comment further at this stage.”
A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police told luton-dunstable.co.uk: “A second man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault in Hockliffe in the early hours of yesterday morning [Monday, 27 April].
“The 27-year-old, from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently in custody at Luton police station for questioning. Police are appealing for anyone with information surrounding the incident, which took place at around 3.20am, to call the non-emergency number 101.”
Whalley, who is out of contract at Kenilworth Road in the summer, had appeared for Luton in the 1-0 defeat at Southend United on Saturday.
The pair will miss Luton’s final game of the season, at home to Stevenage, with Luton one place off the play-offs though with a much inferior goal difference to seventh-placed Plymouth.