Police still investigating violent disorder at FC United football match

Do you recognise any of these 13 individuals?

Greater Manchester Police are continuing to investigate violent disorder that occurred on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Broadhurst Park in nearby Moston when FC United of Manchester played against Workington in a league fixture.

Happening around 5:15pm in the aftermath of the match in a bar, officers responded to a disturbance.

Thankfully, injuries sustained were not believed to be serious at the time.

Following initial enquiries, officers have identified 13 individuals that attended the match they would like to identify and speak to in relation to this incident, as they believe they have information that may help the investigation.

Since the incident, a 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of public order offences in connection with this incident and has since been bailed.

PC Robert Smith, of GMP’s Specialist Operations branch, said: “We have got to a point in our investigation where we would like to identify the following people pictured, or if they recognise themselves to come forward to speak to us as we strongly believe they have details that could help us.

“As always with these incidents, especially in football, a large proportion of the crowd attended the game in good spirts and went with the intention of supporting their team and not violence.

“We are committed on keeping our local communities safe and ensure events across Greater Manchester are reflective of that.”

Anyone with information or details that may assist officers with their ongoing enquiries are asked to call 101 quoting incident 2259 of 02/03/2024.

Alternatively, details can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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