A Boro fan has been banned from attending games for three years.
In December, Jonathan Hanson, 23, was convicted of a public order offence after he used threatening and abusive behaviour at the home match against Derby County.
Hanson, of Meadowgate, in Eston, was “squaring up” to away fans and acting disorderly at Boro’s 2-0 win over Derby County at the Riverside Stadium on December 13.
He admitted a charge of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on December 30, when he was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 costs.
The court heard that there was “some difficulty” between two sets of fans at the game with tension brewing.
The prosecution say that Hanson was seen “squaring up” to some Derby County fans and was running towards them.
However Kelleigh Lodge, mitigating, said Hanson disputes that he ran towards the away fans.
She said that instead he helped a steward who had been knocked over.
Miss Lodge said Hanson, of Meadowgate, Eston, accepted that his behaviour could have been seen as alarming and disorderly.
Today he was handed a three-year banning order at the same court.
At the start of this season there were 30 football banning orders in place on Boro fans.
Hanson is the fourth to have been imposed at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
Banning orders - which range in length with a maximum of 10 years - are applied for upon conviction for a football-related offence, or for those who engage in violence and disorder at football matches.
Last season, 13 Boro fans received bans from the courts.
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