Soccer Extreme : Chippenham Town striker David Pratt is thought to have set a new world record after being sent off only three seconds into his side's loss at Bashley.Pratt, 21, lunged at Bashley midfielder Chris Knowles straight from the kick-off and received his marching orders from referee Justin Amey.
Chippenham secretary George McCaffrey admitted: "You normally won't meet a milder man, but David lost it."
Bashley went on to win the Southern Premier Division match 2-1.
Bashley boss Steve Riley said: "The lad's gone in with his studs showing and went straight through my player. It was a potential leg-breaker. The ref had no choice."
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Knowles was able to continue playing after the tackle.
Bologna's Giuseppe Lorenzo held the previous record for the quickest red card, at 10 seconds.