Glentoran hit with £5k fine after trouble involving their fans during match against Crusaders at Seaview

Seaview is the home of Crusaders Football Club

Aaron McCarey jumped into the crowd at Seaview

Glentoran have been hit with a £5,000 fine by Irish FA disciplinary chiefs following disturbances involving their supporters at Seaview.

In the Premiership game on Saturday, October 28, there were ugly scenes in the corner of the ground as travelling supporters tried to get into the Shore Road End stand, which is now reserved for Crues fans as a family enclosure.

Punches were thrown and three Eventsec stewards were left bloodied following the exchange, prompting a Crusaders complaint to the Irish FA.

Glentoran must decide whether to appeal the fine. The club was contacted for comment.

Aaron McCarey jumped into the crowd at Seaview

After the game, the east Belfast side said they would launch an investigation into the behaviour of their own fans and the handling of midfielder Bobby Burns’ horror injury that resulted in a double fracture of his jaw.

When trouble broke out in the corner of the ground, goalkeeper Aaron McCarey jumped into the crowd to intervene and was booked by referee Christopher Morrison.

As well as expressing concerns about the Burns’ injury, the Glens stated: “Glentoran Football Club is fully investigating the following incident: The enforced location of a number of Glentoran supporters in the uncovered area of the South Stand at Seaview and the response to the half time request by those supporters to be accommodated in the dry and largely empty North Stand.

“We are also investigating the treatment of our supporters, and the behaviour of security personnel in that area.

“Should we find any wrongdoing by any individual Glentoran supporters we will act accordingly.”

The PSNI have also been investigating the