A Stoke City supporter has been fined more than £2,000 and banned from attending any regulated football matches for four years.

Jason Vernon, 54, from Chell, is barred from games, including international fixtures, following remarks he made after Stoke's home game against Blackburn on Saturday 25 November last year.

Vernon racially abused a steward as he left the ground. He then assaulted a police officer.

At the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday (August 29), he pleaded guilty to racially/religiously aggravated common assault/beating and assault by beating of an emergency worker.

Vernon appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 29 August (Nub News).

He was also fined £2,160 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and an £864 victim surcharge.

PC Ben Greensides, the dedicated football officer for Stoke City Football Club, said: "This is a great result that sends out a clear message that this type of behaviour will result in robust action being taken by clubs, the police, and ultimately the courts.

"Incidents of hate at football matches will not be tolerated and neither will violence against our officers."

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