Drunk hooligan who hurled metal barrier at fans at Manchester Piccadilly station banned from football grounds

A football hooligan who drunkenly hurled a metal barrier at fans at Manchester Piccadilly railway station - then tried to attack police - has been slapped with a football banning order.

The order passed by magistrates bans Dean Chandler, who tried to headbutt one police officer, from all football grounds for a four-year period.

British Transport Police said Chandler resisted arrest and racially abused another officer during the incident in Manchester in August last year.

A court heard 'intoxicated' Chandler was returning from a Bolton Wanderers match at Port Vale when he threw the metal barrier at Piccadilly station in the direction of other fans.

The 33-year-old, of Redshank Lane, Birchwood, Warrington, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, resisting/obstructing a police officer and a racially aggravated public disorder offence.

He was sentenced on Friday, March 10, at Bolton Magistrates' Court where he received the banning order, British Transport Police said in a statement on Friday. Chandler also received a community order of 150 hours unpaid work and was ordered to pay £85 in costs, £100 compensation and a victim surcharge of £114.

In a statement, BTP said: "The court heard how on Saturday 13 August last year, at around 7pm, an intoxicated Chandler had returned from a Bolton match at Port Vale, when he threw a metal barrier at Manchester Piccadilly station in the direction of other fans.

"As two BTP officers attempted to escort him from the station for his behaviour Chandler began shouting and swearing, throwing his arms around trying to break free, kicking one of them.

"He then began making vile comments towards the arresting officers, including racial slurs and attempted to headbutt one of them."

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