Bristol Rovers FC has been fined £16,500 and warned for two breaches of FA Rule E20.1 and E20.2 that occurred during their EFL League Two fixture against Scunthorpe United FC on Saturday 7 May 2022.
Bristol Rovers FC admitted that it failed to ensure that its spectators, and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers, conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from using threatening and violent behaviour whilst encroaching onto the pitch area, in the 85th minute of the fixture.
The club also admitted it failed to ensure that its spectators, and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers, conducted themselves in an orderly fashion at the conclusion of the fixture.
The sanction was imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission during a subsequent hearing. Written reasons for the decision and sanction can be found below.
