Hull City has praised football fans for "exposing West Yorkshire Police's flawed decision-making process" in imposing sanctions on supporters travelling to the Huddersfield match in March.
West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has called for a review after internal emails cast doubt over the decisions made by the force.
The emails, viewed by the Mail, show senior police officer were warned by their own legal team they risked being seen to be "acting irrationally" by imposing the sanctions on Tigers' fans, when football intelligence revealed "no reported issues".
In an official club statement, Hull City said today: "It has become abundantly clear that West Yorkshire Police were pursuing a specific agenda in their unwarranted imposition of the travel 'bubble'.
"Indeed, their internal legal advisors recognised this in the run-up to the match.
"We are delighted the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has acknowledged the concerns raised with him in advance of the match were justified and is now conducting a comprehensive review of the decision-making process that effectively led to Hull City fans being inappropriately labeled as hooligans."
City supporters travelling to the match in March were ordered by the police to either catch an official coach from Hull, or rendezvous at an M62 service station, to be transported to the stadium by coach.
Police also restricted the number of tickets for City fans to 1,700, despite a capacity for away supporters of 4,000.
The Hull City statement added: "The diligence of both the Football Supporters' Federation and Reds Away in pursuing this matter alongside supporters' groups representing both Huddersfield Town and Hull City is to be commended.
"Without their perseverance it is likely West Yorkshire Police's counter-intuitive approach to this game would have simply been swept under the carpet.
"Thanks to the fans' continued indignation over a lack of consideration for away supporters, this has not happened, and West Yorkshire Police's flawed decision-making process has been exposed.
"We look forward to the outcome of the review with interest and hope that, in future, West Yorkshire Police takes a commonsense approach when planning for football matches."
