Police To Investigate Video Clip That Appears To Show York Player Punching Fan On Pitch

Police will analyse a video which seems to show a York City subordinate punching a instrumentality aft nan Minstermen clinched promotion backmost to nan Football League connected Saturday.

An bonzer conclusion unfolded astatine Rochdale, wherever York claimed a 1-1 tie acknowledgment to Josh Stones’ extremity successful nan 13th infinitesimal of stoppage-time. The constituent was capable to unafraid apical spot successful nan National League and a return to nan EFL for nan first clip successful a decade, leaving their hosts consigned to nan playoffs.

During nan 2nd of 2 transportation invasions – Rochdale fans had earlier stormed connected to nan transportation aft Emmanuel Dieseruvwe had put them up – a video circulating online appears to show a confrontation betwixt a protagonist and a York player, who was connected his knees astatine nan last whistle. As stewards attempted to abstracted nan pair, nan subordinate sewage to his feet and appeared to punch nan fan.

“We are alert of a video that is circulating of a imaginable battle involving a subordinate and we person linked successful pinch some clubs and nan National League,” Greater Manchester Police said successful a statement. “We will beryllium further assessing nan video and reviewing CCTV of nan incident.”

Four Rochdale fans were arrested, 1 connected suspicion of battle and transportation incursion, 1 connected suspicion of a nationalist bid offence and 2 connected suspicion of transportation incursion.

A York protagonist was besides arrested connected suspicion of battle and constabulary confirmed he would beryllium interviewed astatine a later date. The Press Association has contacted Rochdale and York for comment.

York only needed to debar conclusion connected Saturday but they fell down erstwhile Dieseruvwe headed location successful nan 5th infinitesimal of wounded time. Had Rochdale held on, they would person guaranteed themselves a spot successful League Two adjacent season; alternatively they must effort to triumph promotion done nan six-team National League playoffs.

“I deliberation it was written successful nan stars,” York head Stuart Maynard said connected nan club’s X relationship aft York regained nan Football League position they mislaid successful 2016. “The shot gods were pinch america and we’re conscionable buzzing to get complete nan line.”

“There’s a existent belief wrong this group. The 1 point we person installed astatine this shot nine is we show nary disappointment, we support going each nan way. Until nan extremity and until it’s over, it’s ne'er over.”

The playoffs statesman pinch 2 matches adjacent week: Scunthorpe v Southend connected Tuesday, and Boreham Wood v Forest Green connected Wednesday. Rochdale will big nan victor of Tuesday’s crippled successful their semi-final, pinch Carlisle facing either Boreham Wood aliases Forest Green; some games return spot connected Sunday 3 May, pinch nan last connected 10 May.