Football fans banned after derby fracas

Published on Thursday 30 November 2006 00:29

TEN football supporters were yesterday banned from all Scottish Premier League matches after being charged with a breach of the peace.

The fans appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court accused of forming a disorderly crowd in Fountainbridge and Lothian Road following the Hearts v Hibs derby match on 15 October.

The crowd is alleged to have thrown bottles, traffic cones and other missiles.

The men are also accused, while acting with other unknown people, of gesticulating, disrupting traffic, challenging people to a fight, and shouting and swearing.

The accused, aged between 20 and 39, appeared one at a time and were released on bail on condition that they stay away from all Scottish Premier League matches until their cases have been dealt with.

The supporters, who made no plea or declaration, are also barred from Fountainbridge and Lothian Road.

Nine of those in court had addresses in the capital. They were: Alan Bomford, 39, of Parkgrove Road; Douglas Brown, 21, of Findlay Gardens; Kevin Doctor, 38, of Restalrig Road South; Andrew Jordan, 21, of Howdenhall Loan; Peter Whitehead, 23, of Forrester Park Avenue; Stewart Elliott, 22, of Telford Road; Raymond McLeod, 37, of Clovenstone Park; Stephen Crawford, 35, of Sighthill Bank; and Kristofer McCall, 23, of Redhall Road.

The tenth man, Justin Main, 20, was from Caponhall Court, in Tranent, East Lothian.

They all had their cases continued for further inquiries. An 11th man was on the indictment but did not appear. The supporters were arrested in on Tuesday.