An AFC Wimbledon fan who was involved in football disorder for more than eight years has been slapped with a football banning order.
Oxshott resident Luke David Meadowcroft, 36, will not be able to watch his team, or England, play in stadiums across England and Wales for the next three years - so will miss his team play at next year’s World Cup.
Details of his involvement in goading and taunting opposition fans repeatedly between 2000 and 2008, often after consuming alcohol, were given to City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, September 30.
Under the terms of the ban he was also banned from using the National Rail network or the London Underground without permission from British Transport Police (BTP).
He was also told to surrender his passport when AFC Wimbledon or England play abroad.
On October 11, 2006, Meadowcroft was arrested in Zagreb after violent disorder broke out following an international match against Croatia.
In November 2008, he was arrested in Berlin after a friendly against Germany, for throwing bottles at Berlin police officers.
PC Marshall, from BTP’s football banning unit, said: “Threatening rival fans in this manner, whether inside or outside the ground, is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
“Most AFC Wimbledon fans, like the majority of football supporters, are well behaved and enjoy supporting their team.
“It is only the behaviour of a small minority, like Meadowcroft, who bring the game into disrepute.”
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