Cardiff City fan banned from football matches after Disorder

Cardiff City fan banned from football matches after disorder at Reading game


Gareth Whitehouse, 41, will not be able to go to any football macthes for three years after the incident last season


A Cardiff City supporter has been banned from attending football matches for three years following disorder involving rival fans before a match in Reading.


Gareth Whitehouse, 41, from Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, appeared before Slough Magistrates' Court on June 16 after being charged with a public order offence linked to trouble involving Reading FC and Cardiff City supporters.


The court heard that at around 1.45pm on April 18 this year, disorder broke out between groups of supporters in Greyfriars Street, Reading, ahead of a fixture involving the two clubs. Whitehouse was arrested and charged on the same day.

Whitehouse pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

As well as being ordered to pay a total of £253 in fines and costs, he was handed a three-year Football Banning Order.








Football Banning Orders are designed to prevent future disorder and can include restrictions preventing supporters from attending matches. Individuals subject to the orders can also be required to surrender their passports during major international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup.





PC Steve Mountain, Reading FC's dedicated football officer, said: "Disorder such as this has no place in football or in our communities. The vast majority of supporters attend matches to enjoy the game safely, and it is the actions of a small minority that risk spoiling that experience for others.

"With major international tournaments such as the World Cup attracting global attention, Football Banning Orders play a crucial role in preventing known offenders from travelling overseas and becoming involved in disorder.

Insane that shouting hurty words results in such punishments these days , worlds gone woke

Insane that shouting hurty words results in such punishments these days , worlds gone woke

The Police go overboard on the slightest swear word or shouting.

Yes much much worse is currently happening in the Uk

I honestly believe football Police costs should be cut by at least 50%

Football has got its house in order

Insane that shouting hurty words results in such punishments these days , worlds gone woke

Reading are a woke lot same as exeter reading were kicking off on the tannoy a few seasons back moaning about hurty words.

The Police go overboard on the slightest swear word or shouting.

Yes much much worse is currently happening in the Uk

I honestly believe football Police costs should be cut by at least 50%

Football has got its house in order

Reading are a woke lot like exeter they were on the tannoy down there moaning about hurty words

Reading are a woke lot like exeter they were on the tannoy down there moaning about hurty words

I agree Monty.

Nobody's gets banned for hurty words when we play away from home and are called sheep sh.ggers perhaps when reading fans come to cardiff they should be arrested for offensive words.
When I was in my teens a regular song was "your going to get your f.cking heads kicked in" and it usually happened reading Exeter and there likes ,are a woke lot and there police i was waiting for someone to be arrested for singing keir starmers a w.nker ,but now it will be are you " h andy "

Apparently you can ban a City fan!

Have to change that chant next season.