The incident happened last season while Gosling was playing for Wisbech Town.

The 22-year-old admitted hurling a torrent of abuse at a black Felixstowe and Walton United player during a game on November 24.

He was handed a football banning order at South East Suffolk Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to racially aggravated harassment.

The court was told how Gosling, of Fen End Lane, Spalding, had uttered a number of racially offensive terms as his team slipped to a 2-0 defeat.

Unemployed Gosling had already been handed a two-year Ridgeons League ban and a 42-game ban by the FA but victim Danny Ebanks reported the incident to police.

Mark Holt, representing Gosling, said: "My client accepts that when he plays football he sometimes gets too absorbed in the game.

"His team were being knocked about the pitch a bit but he wholly accepts that what happened should not have taken place.

"He has clearly received a punishment for this offence already, so is it fair to impose a football banning order on top of that?"

Gosling, a former Lincoln City youth player, was banned from attending football matches or entering any football ground in England and Wales for the next three years.

He must also attend a police station and surrender his passport when the England national team play abroad.

Gosling was ordered to pay compensation of £100 to Mr Ebanks, a fine of £100 and court costs totalling £105.