Terrified children fled as fighting broke out between Southampton FC and Tottenham Hotspur fans in Oxford Street, Southampton on March 18, 2023.
Terminus Terrace was brought to a standstill shortly after 6pm as football fans spilled onto the road, armed with pint glasses and street furniture.
Nearly two years on since the incident, six of the 23 men charged with violent disorder have been jailed.
Opening the case at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday, prosecutor Simon Jones told the packed courtroom: “We say there is no coincidence that the two rival groups left [the venues they were at after the match] at the same time.
“This was an arranged meeting between two groups intent on violence.”
Gerry Glasspool, 42, of Glenn Road, West End was handed a nine month prison sentence, while Charlie Glasspool, 20, of Drove Road, Southampton, will spend 12 months in detention.
Thomas Ryalls, 23, of Oak Road, Bursledon, was sentenced to 14 months in prison while Bradley Law, 23, of Providence Hill, Bursledon, was sentenced to one year.
Ashley Page, 21, of Copeland Road, Southampton will spend nine months in detention.
All five defendants were handed six year football banning orders each.
Bradley Doughty, 39, of Holly Gardens, West End, was handed an eight-year football banning order and a 40-month prison sentence.
Dad-of-two and binge drinker Doughty broke his arm trying to ‘defend himself’ in the melee, the court was told.
He was involved in disorder after Saints games in 2019, 2021 and in January 2023 after a Grimsby game.
During the Oxford Street brawl, he threw four chairs, a sign and an ashtray in the brawl while shouting “firm up boys”.
Page had denied any knowledge of planned disorder but then admitted he did. He was seen throwing a chair in the incident.
Full-time plumber Ryalls works with homeless people in his spare time, the court heard, and he “regrets his actions”.
Young parent Charlie Glasspool, who was in the dock with his father Gerry, had been in the Saints and Bournemouth academies.
He was let go from Saints at 17. He had just turned 18 when the brawl happened.
The court heard how Gerry Glaspool – who threw a chair in the incident – apprehended the driver Ross Neiland who was responsible for the M27 fatal lorry crash last year.
Anderson was “actively involved” in the incident and knocked a man to the ground before running back into the melee with a “big grin”.
Addressing Doughty, Judge Nicholas Rowland said: “I am quite sure you were party to this mass brawl as you were in the thick of it.
“I have no doubt at all that you know what was going on. You went on to fight and you were enthusiastic from start to finish.
“You are used to public fighting. And you are a leading light in the Southampton ‘risk group’.
“You only have yourself to blame in this case for your broken arm.”
All of the men admitted violent disorder. Some 17 other men are due to be sentenced in the coming days.
Addressing all the defendants in court, Judge Rowland said: “This was football related mass fighting.
“Fighting somewhere in the city centre, that is a popular area, is particularly reprehensible.
“Bottles and glasses were thrown, and members of the public were endangered. There was a choice for each defendant to not get involved.
“I am quite satisfied there was a determined plan to fight a pitch battle, and this was a fight between large groups of people.”
In a statement at the hearing, PC Lee Grist said: “Incidents of this nature only damage the perception of the football team – Southampton FC – and English football nationally.
“And, this occurred on a busy Saturday evening in Oxford Street and led to panic among the public, with children seen running for safety.
“There was no regard for damage to property, with glassware used as weapons.
“This is serves as a reminder on what impact an incident like this can have.”
