A man who grabbed a referee at a women's football match and threatened to punch him has been fined and banned for more than 400 days.
Mark Coles was at Bitton Sports Club on November 6 when the Gloucestershire County Women's League fixture between Bitton Ladies and Gloucester City Women was abandoned by referee Wayne Millin at half time.
Coles had been watching a youth game on an adjacent pitch when he was alerted to one of the Bitton players – his partner – suffering an injury late in the first half. Minutes later, the referee found Coles waiting for him in the dressing room where he was physically confronted about the incident. Mr Millen said Coles grabbed him by the shirt and threatened to "punch his lights out".
