Stirling Albion chairman Stuart Brown has resigned from his put up after "historic social media posts" had been uncovered.
Posting his resignation on social media, Mr Brown mentioned he'll step away from the Forthbank outfit with quick impact.
Mr Brown issued an announcement on Twitter, saying: "I hereby tender my resignation as chairman and director of Stirling Albion Soccer Membership with quick impact.
"The membership's majority shareholder, Stirling Albion Supporters' Belief, has dropped at my consideration a small variety of historic social media posts I made courting between 2010/15 that included language that I settle for was inappropriate and unbecoming of somebody holding workplace as a director of an expert soccer membership."
He continued: "I unreservedly apologise to everybody related to Stirling Albion, the SFA and the SPFL and most of all to my household who've endured a few years of me, fully inappropriately, placing the membership earlier than them.
"I very a lot stay up for with the ability to repay them by having the time to offer the love and a focus they deserve.
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"My due to everybody who has supported me and to the numerous buddies I've made at golf equipment throughout the size and breadth of Scotland.
"I want nothing however luck to Stirling Albion shifting ahead."
The content material of Mr Brown's social media posts in query stays unclear.
The shock resignation comes amidst an influence battle on the membership.
In June this yr, we informed how Stirling Albion Supporters’ Belief was bidding to take away the present membership board and create a brand new democratic membership construction.
In an announcement at the moment, the belief - which owns 83 per cent of the shares at Stirling Albion - claimed the present board below Mr Brown had determined that fan possession isn't the best way ahead and had been working in opposition to the belief.
In March this yr, we additionally informed how a decision to take away Mr Brown and fellow board member John Daly was to go to a vote on the membership’s Supporters’ Belief AGM.
Mr Brown joined Albion as operations director in June 2011 and have become membership chairman in June 2014.
See Wednesday's Stirling Observer for extra on the shock resignation.