A Hull City fan has been banned from football matches after setting off a flare inside a stadium.
Adam Paul Morgan, 22, was arrested during the Tigers' 2-1 defeat at Everton last month.
He has now been given a football banning order, making it a crime for him to attend any match for three years.
He is also not allowed to go within one and a half miles of the KC Stadium four hours before kick-off and two hours afterwards.
PC Karl Corcoran, football liaison officer for Hull, said Morgan had been "stupid" letting off the flare inside Goodison Park.
"He is obviously a Hull City fan and has decided to support his team in this way, which is really sad," said PC Corcoran.
"Now he has been banned from watching his football team. The only place he can watch any football for the next three years is on the telly for as stupid a thing as setting off a flare.
"Hopefully, this will send a message to other supporters that they shouldn't take a flare to a match. It adds nothing to the atmosphere, there is no reason to do it.
"It is stupid and it doesn't make any sense."
Morgan has also been given a two- month prison sentence, suspended for a year, after he admitted possessing a firework/flare at a sporting event.
Police say the use of fireworks and flares at matches are on the rise and they are working with clubs and the Football Association to curb it.
PC Corcoran said: "It has been rising at matches across the country and we are trying our best to eradicate it, which is why we are taking a zero-tolerance approach.
"They do cause a risk of fire, they can cause fire, and it isn't pleasant for other supporters to have flares going off around them.
"It is illegal and we have a team approach to tackling it.
"Football stadiums now have really high-quality CCTV, so if you are silly enough to set off something you will have to face the consequences, including being banned from football."
The three-year banning order imposed at Liverpool's Community Justice Centre means Morgan is banned from attending any football match in the UK for three years.
He must also hand in his passport to police on dates when England are playing abroad.
PC Lee Lomax, of Merseyside Police, said: "Pyrotechnics, including smoke canisters and flares are extremely dangerous as they can burn at very high temperatures.
"The last place they should ever be used is in packed football stadiums. If the use of such devices continues it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. They also affect the enjoyment of the majority of genuine fans, especially younger ones.
"Bringing any pyrotechnic device into a football ground is a criminal offence."
