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A racist Chesterfield drinker told a doorman “I’m a tree surgeon, I’ll ruin you” when he was denied entry to a late-night bar, a court heard.

David Chapman, 51, made the comment to show the bouncer he was a “physical guy” after being told his clothing was stained.

Chapman denied having spilled a drink on his top, arguing that it had a “mottled” design during the row outside Groove around 1am on July 7.

A prosecutor told Chesterfield Magistrates Court Chapman then shouted vile racial abuse at the doorman - most of which is too offensive for the Derbyshire Times to publish.

Chapman denied having spilled a drink on his top, arguing that it had a “mottled” design during the row outside Groove Bar

When police arrived he seemed “intoxicated” and “unsteady on his feet” – later telling them “I don’t like the b******s”, the court heard.

The court heard Chapman’s last conviction was in 1989.

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District Judge Andrew Davison asked Chapman, who had no legal representation, “what has being a tree surgeon got to do with being a racist and calling people awful names?”

Chapman told him: “There was a clash of egos which was not mentioned - I reiterated I was a physical guy. The bouncer threatened me.

“He said I had spilled a drink down my top but he was wrong, it was a mottled top.”

The judge said: “Why did you make these comments? I won’t repeat the words - they’re dreadful. They’re obnoxious words and the starting point is prison.

“I would urge you to get a solicitor.”

Chapman, of Old Road, Chesterfield, admitted causing racially aggravated distress by words.

His case was adjourned pending a pre-sentence report.

Racist Chesterfield drinker told a doorman “I’m a tree surgeon, I’ll ruin you”