Bristol Rovers has been fined £16,500 by the Football Association as a result of the pitch invasions when the club won promotion to League One in May, with an investigation finding the club failed to control spectators amid shortcomings of pre-match planning.
The Gas admitted two breaches of FA Rule E20.1 and E20.2 during the 7-0 win over Scunthorpe United at the Memorial Stadium on May 7, when Joey Barton's side clinched third place in League Two against all odds on the last day of the season.
The first of two pitch invasions was deemed "particularly serious" by an independent regulatory commission, with several spectators carrying smoke devices and a 17-year-old Scunthorpe player assaulted by a fan – who has since been issued with a football banning order – in the 85th minute of the game.
