Shrewsbury Town Football Club has banned two supporters following the club’s FA Cup tie with Liverpool.
Enquiries, including by Merseyside Police, are ongoing into two separate incidents involving vile chants relating to the Hillsborough tragedy.
One of those took place in Liverpool city centre and the other outside Anfield.
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Shrewsbury Town announced it had taken action based on its own enquiries in a statement released on Tuesday morning.
The League Two club said: “As part of the ongoing investigation into incidents at the Liverpool Emirates FA Cup tie, Shrewsbury Town has today banned two individuals from attending future games for a total of eight years.
“As a club we do not condone and will not tolerate any behaviour that breaches our supporter code of conduct and brings our good name into disrepute.”
The incidents took place ahead of the January 9 game, won 4-1 by Liverpool.
In the aftermath of the game footage emerged of a group of people, believed to be Shrewsbury supporters, walking through the city centre singing abuse related to the Hillsborough disaster.
The video sparked widespread condemnation and an appeal from Shrewsbury Town for help “identifying those responsible”.
Merseyside Police then confirmed an 18-year-old man from the Shropshire town had been arrested after separate abusive chanting based on the 1989 tragedy, in which 97 innocent men, women and children were unlawfully killed at Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest, that was heard outside Anfield.
That incident took place on 97 Avenue - named in tribute to the victims.
The teen was arrested on suspicion of a public ord er offence and released pending further enquires.
Appealing for information, Chief Superintendent Paul White said “Merseyside Police are aware that any offensive chanting and behaviour were committed by a very small minority of supporters yesterday and would like to thank the overwhelming majority of fans of both clubs for their cooperation.
" Merseyside Police are investigating this incident and officers are carrying out extensive CCTV footage enquires to identify anyone involved.
“It is vital that anyone who witnesses such offences reports them to stewards or the police immediately, so we can take the necessary action.”
*Anyone with information on criminality in their community is asked to contact Merseyside Police via Twitter (@MerPolCC) or by calling 101.
Crimestoppers can also be contacted, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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