An SFA referee shouted and swore at police and security staff after forming part of a mob who stormed a football ground after the Scottish Cup Final.
Match official Evan Punton has admitted being part of an unruly group of St Johnstone fans who tried to reach the team after they won the trophy in 2021.
Perth Sheriff Court was told that Punton was at the back of the mob as flares were hurled towards police and fencing was pulled apart at McDiarmid Park, Perth.
Punton, 22, from Almondbank, Perthshire, was fined £450 but narrowly avoided being made subject to a football banning order.
The court heard that the qualified referee has been banned from attending St Johnstone matches since July 2021 as a condition of his bail order.
Punton was due to go on trial when he admitted the reduced charge of breach of the peace at McDiarmid Park on May 22, 2021.
He admitted acting with others, forming part of a disorderly crowd and shouting and swearing at police and security staff.
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