Millwall fans face ban

Away fans could also be banned from New Den games

Millwall fans could be banned from away games after the UK's worst football violence in more than 10 years outside the club's London ground.

The plan, proposed by the police, would also bar opposition supporters attending Millwall home games at the New Den.

The club chairman said he sees "no other option" but to accept the proposals.

Almost 100 police officers were injured in trouble last Thursday after the Division One play-off, which Birmingham City won with a last-minute goal.

Many police horses were injured in the violence

The police, the club and local MP Simon Hughes held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the violence as well as the future of policing and safety in the area.

Millwall's chairman Theo Paphitis said: "One of the things proposed, through the Metropolitan Police, was our stadium safety certificate and may be we shouldn't have fans travelling home and away.

"That would hit our pockets quite considerably and would really upset many of our fans.

"But unfortunately after the horrendous events last Thursday I don't believe we have any other option.

"It is something that would be unprecedented in football and it would be a big knock back for all the hard work done over the last five years."

Violence admitted

Police had to face 900 rampaging fans who fought battles with officers for more than an hour after the game, while Birmingham fans remained locked in the ground by police.

Dozens of police horses were injured when they came under attack from a barrage of missiles including bricks, a chisel, and fireworks in the streets around the ground.

Ian Harman, of Bouverie Road, Folkestone, Kent, pleaded guilty to one charge of violent disorder after the game when he appeared before Greenwich magistrates on Tuesday.

Another three men denied charges of violent disorder associated with the game when they appeared in court on Monday.

One was remanded in custody and the other two released on bail.