Two football hooligans who were involved in a massive matchday brawl were seen throwing chairs and punches at Liverpool FC fans, a court has heard.
Thomas Keane, 28, of Kendal Road, Kirkby, and John Murray, 32, of Leyburn Close, Kirkby, both appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of affray. Iain Criddle, prosecuting, detailed that around two and a half hours after a football match between Everton and Liverpool at Anfield on April 24, 2022, fighting broke out between fans of the two teams.
CCTV footage showed a large group of Everton fans, some wearing all black and balaclavas, arriving at around 9pm outside the St Hilda pub, in Walton Road, known to be frequented by Liverpool fans. They forced their way into the pub and attacked people inside with one unknown male using a crutch or walking stick as a weapon.
