CALLS are being made for Anthony Hampson to quit as Worcester City chairman after a bid to “save” the club was rejected.

Furious fans, who have been left fearing for City’s future, vented their anger at Hampson last night, with many joining in with a chant urging for him to “resign”.

Several season-ticket holders also threatened to give up supporting the Vanarama National League North outfit after Worcester City Supporters’ Trust’s hopes of making the club a community benefit society (CBS) were dashed.

The trust needed 75 per cent of the votes to be in their favour on all four of their proposed amendments to the club’s constitution to achieve their ambition.

But, at a general meeting held at Worcester Whitehouse Hotel, they were told not one of the resolutions they put forward came out on top in the ballot, which included 59 proxy forms.

The decision sparked uproar and led to a number of shareholders bursting out of the room in disgust.

Among those was Alan Houghton, who said he was willing to give away his season ticket after 50 years supporting the club, who have been in exile since 2013.

“I won’t be going to Bromsgrove next season,” he said.

“All three of my sons are season-ticket holders too but they won’t be going either. I’ll pass them on to someone who might want them.”

Paul Hundley said: “My son is a fifth-generation supporter of Worcester City and after this season that will be it.”

Another angry shareholder added: “I stood up and asked for a vote of no confidence in the board and about 60 people were calling for him (Hampson) to resign at the end but he just ignored them.”

Trust director Rich Widdowson says they were “livid” at the result as he claimed 95 per cent of people in the room were behind their plans after calling for a show of hands.

“The supporters wanted and demanded change,” he said.

“But their view are not wanted.

“Over the years, the club’s board have treated the fans with utter contempt.

“The people who go to games put as much money as they can into the club but Anthony does not want to listen to what 95 per cent of people say.

“He thinks he has won because 12 to 15 people, who have got 3,000 shares, voted against us.”

Proposed amendments included the removal of a restriction on anyone owning more than one per cent of the company and allowing current shareholders to gift their shares to the trust.

With the club expected to make further losses next year, trust director Rob Crean, who resigned from his position on the club board this week, said becoming CBS would have “stopped the rot” and put City in a position to apply for more grants.

“15 people have voted for more of the same and that’s not going to save the club,”Crean said.

“Shareholders were really angry and there were some chants at the end but you can understand why.”

At the end of the meeting, the Worcester News approached Hampson for a comment but he insisted he was in “no mood” to talk.