Celtic fan banned from football matches for three years
SpindriftA Celtic fan who was involved in a riot with Rangers fans has been banned from football matches for three years.
Ciaran Wason, who was 17 at the time, was part of a group who threw lit fireworks, bricks, bottles and other items towards the rival team's supporters in Glasgow city centre on 15 December 2024.
Celtic and Rangers were due to play each other later that day in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park.
Sheriff Shona Gilroy also ordered Wason to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that before the game, 100 Rangers fans dressed in dark clothing and face coverings went to a Celtic bar in the Merchant City area.
Rangers supporters banged on windows and headed back towards the city centre, while an equal-sized group of Celtic fans dressed in green clothing and Irish tricolour face coverings assembled in the city's Gallowgate.
The group then went to the city centre's Argyle Street where Wason, now 19, of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, joined them.
Members of the public - who were reported to be "frightened and scared" - were forced to take refuge in nearby shops while police officers drew batons at the Celtic fans.
Prosecutor Kyle Dalziel said: "Around 12.30pm, both fans advanced towards each other and were separated by less than 500 metres.
"Both came together, challenging each other to fight and mass disorder took place."
The court heard how vehicles were unable to move as the disturbance broke out on the roads.
But police officers were able to control the situation and put a cordon in place.
Rangers fans were then put on a train from Glasgow Central to Mount Florida, while the Celtic supporters were marched to the game on foot.
Wason was arrested on 3 April 2025 and pleaded guilty to a single charge of breach of the peace.
Mark Chambers, defending, told the court: "He was 17 at the time.
"There was no individual act attributable to him but he was there.
"He plans to enrol in a college engineering course."
