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Guilty pleas at Burton
Thirteen football hooligans have admitted taking part in a savage attack on Burton Albion fans reports the Burton News and Mail.
The men admitted being behind the shocking violence which marred the club's victory against Hereford United at Eton Park on September 19 last year.
The 13, all of whom are from Hereford, appeared before Stafford Crown Court to plead guilty to violent disorder. They will be sentenced at a later date, once pre-sentencing reports have been drawn-up.
The violence erupted during half-time of Albion's 4-1 victory against the then league leaders. Fans watched on in terror as the hooligans invaded the pitch and charged towards the home end.
They jumped into the Pop Side stand and started kicking and punching Albion supporters. Stewards and even Hereford's substitutes tried to pull the hooligans away but the blows kept raining in.
Albion supporters also claimed that they were pelted with coins and bottles thrown from the Hereford end, one of which struck a child in the face.
Following the incident, detectives launched a massive man-hunt, studying video footage of the violence.
Albion chairman Ben Robinson said of the trouble at the time: "The team's fine performance was marred by the outrageous behaviour from a group of Hereford fans."
In the days after the attack, fans flooded Albion's Internet message board to voice their disgust at the trouble.
However, on a fan site of Hereford, who have a history of football violence, messages boasted about the incident.
One read: "It was like the 70s again and makes me suspect it was organised. Shame about the result on the pitch but Hereford won off it."
Following the attack, the Mail and other media teamed up with the police to publish a selection of photos in the hope of identifying the offenders.
Detectives from the Trent Valley division travelled to Hereford to work with West Mercia Police. They obtained a graphic video of the nine minutes of violence, which proved crucial in finding those responsible.
The men are 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.