Chaotic scenes at train station as football fans clash with police after Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool match
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVideo footage showed the chaotic scenes at a train station as football fans clashed with police following the Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool match.
Officers said 'football-related disorder' unfolded at Horwich Parkway station at around 5.30pm on Saturday (November 11). Fireworks and bottles were thrown by some fans inside the station.
Footage showed a number of officers guarding a train while violence broke out on the platform. A spokesperson for British Transport Police said 'officers spoke with a man who had been injured'. READ MORE: Urgent emergency and mountain rescue response as girl 'evacuated' from Greater Manchester quarry READ MORE: Emergency services rescue person from water at Greater Manchester country park No arrests were made, the spokesperson added.
Earlier that afternoon, Bolton Wanderers beat Blackpool 1-0 at home at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. The BTP spokesperson said: "At 5.30pm on Saturday (11 November), British Transport Police were called to Horwich Parkway Railway station following reports of football-related disorder.
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