Police enquiries ongoing into trouble at Gillingham's final home game against Rotherham United as footballing authorities look to tackle pitch invasion problems

Kent Police are continuing their investigations into crowd disorder at Gillingham’s final game of the season.

Rivals fans clashed in the middle of the Priestfield pitch at the full-time whistle as supporters from both teams ran onto the field. Play had already been briefly stopped as Rotherham United supporters entered the field and flares were set off, landing on the pitch.

Over 2,000 Rotherham fans were at the game, celebrating promotion back to the Championship following their 2-0 win while the Gills suffered relegation to League 2.

A police spokesperson said at the time that footage from the match was being reviewed and confirmed this week that “enquiries are ongoing.”

English football has been beset by football disorder following pitch invasions at the end of the current season, leading to bans and even jail terms. It is against the law for supporters to enter the field of play but police and stewards have struggled to stop it.

The footballing authorities say they are looking into ways of deterring fans from doing so, which could lead to partial stadium closures and fines. England's national team were handed a stadium ban by UEFA after crowd trouble at the Euro 2020 final.

The EFL, the Professional Footballers’ Association and the FA have all spoken out in recent weeks about incidents.

In a statement on crowd behaviour, the Football League said: “The EFL condemns in the strongest possible terms the reckless actions of individuals who have brought the game into disrepute with this unacceptable behaviour.

“It is vital that those playing the game can do so safe in the knowledge that they will not be subjected to violent, threatening or anti-social behaviour going forward.

“We recognise that this lawlessness is being