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Twelve Hooligans jailed
Twelve men from Herefordshire have been jailed for their part in violence at the Burton Albion v Hereford United game last September reports Confguide and the BBC.
The sentences ranged between nine months and two years, while sentencing on a thirteenth man was adjourned pending the completion of reports.
The charges stemmed from trouble at half-time in a Nationwide Conference clash between Burton Albion and Hereford United last September.
The men pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 5 May.
Stafford Crown Court heard they were arrested after Hereford supporters left their terraces, ran onto the pitch and entered the home stand where fighting broke out.
Those facing sentencing today range in age from 19 to 44.
After the hearing Detective Inspector Neil Holmes said that today's sentences should send out a message to anyone who felt they could get away with such violence at a non-league ground.
"In the Football League the opportunity for football violence has been drastically reduced and I think people now think the Conference League is a soft touch and often attach themselves to clubs.
"But I think today shows that the Conference isn't a soft touch and certainly if they come to Burton Albion or Tamworth with the intent of causing trouble, you will be arrested and put before the court and on today's evidence, you will go to prison."
The Burton Mail reported last month that those involved in the trouble were: David John Ellis, 40, of Alexandra Avenue, Hereford; Stephen Wiliam West, 44, of Laburnum Grove, Hereford; Anthony Vito Calandra, 26, of Ledbury Road, Ledbury; Robert John Morris, 34, of Prior Street, Hereford; Robert Falcon Scott, 40, of Gorsty Lane, Hereford; Stacey Paul Jennings, 22, of Honeysuckle Close, Hereford; Wayne Milner, 36, of Cheerybrook Close, Hereford; Benjamin Lewis, 18, of Hinton Crescent, Hereford; David Watkins, 41, of Millard Close, Hereford; Craig Preece, 21, of Archenfield, Madley; Steven Alan Sabel, 20, of Webtree Avenue, Hereford; Russell Peter Davey, 26, of Newtown Road, Hereford and Roger James Vedmore, 20, of Alexandra Avenue, Hereford.