A teenager from Halifax has been banned from football matches for three years following an altercation with opposing fans and police outside a stadium. Ellis Oldroyd, who lives in Halifax, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour after a match between FC Halifax Town and Hartlepool United.
Oldroyd shouted challenges at Hartlepool United fans on a street near the stadium. He did not follow police directions to depart and officers had to block him from approaching the other supporters. The teenager also swore at police and moved his phone very near to an officer's face.
He later pleaded guilty in a magistrates' court. The court gave him a three-year Football Banning Order, stopping him from going to regulated football matches in England and Wales. Oldroyd was also told to pay a financial penalty and other court charges.
PC Emma Wood, a Football Banning Officer with West Yorkshire Police, said Oldroyd's actions were not acceptable. "Oldroyd continued to behave in a confrontational and aggressive manner despite being repeatedly asked by officers to leave the area on several occasions," she stated. The order covers conduct outside stadiums and on days without matches. Oldroyd must now adhere to the three-year ban.
More detail at Yorkshire Live
