So called football fans have been banned from going to matches for years after their vile behaviour.
Over the last week two fans, one Everton FC and another Liverpool FC, have been given Football Banning Orders.
Once the orders are given fans are unable to attend any football matches for between two and ten years.
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The orders can also mean the fans are barred from using public transport on match days and from visiting other potential violent ‘hotspots’ such as town centres, pubs and bars before, during and after matches.
In extreme cases they can be required to surrender their passport to police during international tournaments.
Here are some of the so called fans in Merseyside who have been banned for their vile behaviour.
Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell was handed the three year Football Banning Order following reports he was directing anti-Semitic slurs towards Tottenham Hotspur fans during a match of November 7 2021.
A spokesperson for Everton FC said on Monday that the club "strongly condemns any form of hate crime and has a zero-tolerance policy on all forms of discrimination".
Campbell, 44, was identified to police by witnesses, before being arrested and charged following a joint investigation between Merseyside Police and Everton FC.
Campbell, of Aigburth Road, Liverpool, appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court where he was issued with a three year Football Banning Order.
Campbell can't attend any regulated football matches during that time and will also have to pay a fine and court costs.
Detective Inspector Steven O’Neill said: “Hate crime in all its forms simply will not be tolerated and I hope this result sends a clear message that anyone found to commit hate crime offences anywhere on Merseyside will be brought to justice.
“Campbell will now have a criminal record and the consequences of this in the future could prove to be significant.
“The professional response of Everton Football Club stewards meant that he was quickly identified and arrested.
“We know that the overwhelming majority of supporters attending matches are well behaved and would share our revulsion at these appalling chants."
Robert Owen
Robert Owen, 54, of Fernbank Drive, Netherton was issued with the ban after he directed a racial slur at an Everton player during the match at Goodison Park on Wednesday, December 1.
A Merseyside Police officer heard the insult and arrested Owen on suspicion of a Section 5 Racially Aggravated Public Order offence.
He was taken into custody for questioning and then charged after an investigation.
Owen appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bootle on Friday, January 21 and was issued with a three-year Football Banning Order, stopping him from attending any football matches during that time.
He was also ordered to pay a £300 fine and court costs.
Detective Inspector Steven O’Neill said: “Merseyside is an inclusive and welcoming place and, whatever football team you support, we stand united in saying that there is absolutely no place for hate anywhere on Merseyside.
“This result means that Owen will now have a criminal record, and the consequences of this for his future could prove to be significant.
“Let me be clear – to the tiny minority of fans who feel that racist slurs are acceptable, we will work with clubs to find those responsible and bring those responsible to justice.
“I would like to encourage any football fans with information on such incidents to speak with officers or stewards at the ground or call 101 so that offenders can be found and face the consequences of their actions.”
Shrewsbury Town ban fans after vile Hillsborough chants at Liverpool match
Shrewsbury Town confirmed they banned two fans following an investigation into incidents which took place on the day of the Shrews' FA Cup trip to Liverpool.
A video emerged on Twitter on the night after the game which appeared to show a group of Shrewsbury fans in Liverpool city centre chanting in reference to Hillsborough, making vile taunts about the 1989 disaster which caused the death of 97 fans.
Shrewsbury condemned those involved in the video in a club statement released following the game, with goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne one of many who took to social media to share his disgust, and confirmed they were in contact with the local police.
And now two supporters have been banned from attending future games for a total of eight years following an investigation.
In an official club statement, Shrewsbury Town 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."
Liverpool ran out 4-1 winners in the match at Anfield thanks to goals from Kaide Gordon, Roberto Firmino and a Fabinho brace, and will now face Cardiff City in the FA Cup fourth round on February 6.
Stewart Christopher O’Brien and John Paul Jennings
Stewart Christopher O’Brien, 46, of Whitehaven Road, and John Paul Jennings, 41, of Handfield Street, both in Anfield, were given the football banning orders.
It was after they were caught on Walton Breck Road on February 1 2020 selling tickets for Liverpool FC's home game against Southampton without authorisation.
They are both now banned from entering any football grounds in the UK, and must surrender their passports before any Liverpool, Everton or England game outside the UK.
They are also banned from a designated area around Anfield Stadium for six hours before and one hour after any Liverpool home game.
If they fail to comply with the conditions of the order, they could be sent to prison for six months or fined for each offence.
Mathew Fleming, Michael Poole and Stephen Beck
Three men Mathew Fleming, Michael Poole and Stephen Beck were issued with three-year Football Banning Orders (FBOs) preventing them from the area of Anfield after touting tickets.
They were given bans after Merseyside Police and Liverpool FC targeted those selling counterfeit Reds tickets as well as genuine tickets at inflated prices outside Anfield.
Poole, from Bootle, Flemming, from Belle Vale and Beck, from Fazakerley are all banned until 2022.
Ryan Ferguson
Ryan Ferguson was given a five year ban in February 2019 but was found guilty of breaching it twice in the first year.
The 20-year-old Tranmere supporter, of Barberry Crescent in Netherton, first breached the order when he travelled to Birkenhead on October 5 when the Rovers played Shrewsbury Town.
This breached the condition which states he must not travel to a town, city or place where Tranmere Rovers are playing.
He was then arrested just three months later on January 5, when Liverpool faced Everton in the Merseyside derby after being present on Spellow Lane.
At South Sefton Magistrates, he was found guilty of breaching his order for this offence as it stated he must not come within one mile of any football stadium four hours before kick-off, during play, or four hours after the match has ended
Ferguson was given an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months, a 12 month supervision order, 100 hours unpaid work, alongside £85 fine in costs and a £122 victim surcharge.
Anthony Byrne
Anthony Byrne was given a banning order after he assaulted a police officer at a Liverpool FC match.
The 42-year-old admitted assaulting a police officer at Anfield on December 29, 2019 and pleaded guilty in September 2020.
Byrne attacked the officer at Anfield when Liverpool won one-nil against Wolverhampton at home.
He appeared at Sefton Magistrates' Court where he was due to face a trial over the offence, but at the eleventh hour admitted assaulting the police officer.
He was handed a three-year football banning order and was fined £600 ordered to pay £400 compensation and costs of £150.
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