Shrewsbury Town fan's match ban for running on pitch

Myles Bradley Davies ran on to the pitch at Shrewsbury's ground during the game against Sheffield United earlier this month.

Davies, a 21-year-old farmer of Alkington Road, Whitchurch, was celebrating Town going 1-0 up through a Joe Jacobson wonder-strike from 30 yards out.

When Davies was searched by police following the incident, he was found to be carrying a firework in his jacket.

He pleaded guilty at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court yesterday to two offences, one of going on to the playing area at a football match without lawful authority or excuse and another of possessing a firework at a sporting event.

Watch the Joe Jacobson wonder goal that got Myles Bradley Davies into trouble:

The court heard Davies had attended a fireworks party the night before and had bought five fireworks, setting off four of them and forgetting he still had one in his possession when he attended the game with friends.

Mr Paul Nicholas, for Davies, said the matter had been a case of "exuberance gone wrong".

"Shrewsbury scored a particularly good goal and he gets very excited and does something daft by running on to the pitch," he said.

"He realises he shouldn't have done it."

Magistrates fined him a total of £305, including £100 for each offence, court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £20.

They also imposed a football banning order of three years, the minimum possible term that could be given under the law.

Banning orders are a preventative measure designed to stop potential troublemakers from travelling to football matches both at home and abroad.

They are issued by the courts following a conviction for a football-related offence or after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or a local police force.

For an order to be issued, it must be proven that the accused person has caused or contributed to football-related violence or disorder and that an order will prevent them from misbehaving further.