The incident happened after Gloucester City played Redditch on Saturday

Gloucester City football fans were left 'horrified' as an away match against Redditch United descended into 'shambles' on Saturday - when rocks were reportedly thrown by opposing supporters after the game.

The Tigers took on their Worcestershire opponents at Valley Stadium in Redditch on Saturday afternoon, October 24, where they lost 4-2 on penalties and bowed out of the FA Trophy.

But as if the defeat wasn't crushing enough, several Gloucester City fans have taken to social media to share the 'horrific' aftermath of the match, claiming that rocks were thrown by Redditch fans, and even narrowly avoided hitting a mother and her child.

There have also been claims that a larger fight broke out in the stadium car park, in which 'punches were thrown' and police were called. West Mercia Police have been contacted for comment.

One Gloucester City supporter took to X (formerly Twitter) after the match, writing: "Defeat on the pitch and a shambles off it. If clubs can't ensure the safety of fans in their stadium then they shouldn't be allowed to have them in the stadium.

"We could see what was going to happen from the 1st minute and the useless stewards did nothing to prevent it. Group of their young fans in the stands with us trying to goad us from the first minute. Also throwing rocks at us from behind the stand.

"Punches thrown and further issues in the car park after the game. Stewards did nothing, waiting till full time to call the police. Farce."

'Horrific'

Another also shared his experience after the match, writing: "I’ve done some stuff at City over the years and I’m not proud of it one bit, but I draw the line at what just happened at Redditch.

"So the new norm is throwing rocks from outside the stadium, then after in the car park that narrowly missed a Redditch supporter with a young baby in her arms? The club needs to take a long walk at itself. It’s not on, on any level."

A third commented: "Horrific. Being pelted with objects in the car park, narrowly missing a mother and baby. You could see the intention from the word go."

GloucestershireLive spoke to Redditch United club chairman, David Faulkner, who said that the behaviour was 'not a one-off event' - but was not specific to the Redditch club.

David, who has been with the non-league football club for the past seven seasons, said: "We are very much aware that we have an issue with youth and anti-social behaviour. It is part of a wider trend that is damaging non-league football across the country.

"This is a wider issue than Redditch United, and we've been working very hard to stamp it out. I've had extensive meetings with the council and the football foundation. But it's not going to happen overnight. Non-league clubs need to come together to deal with it."

Gloucester City AFC also issued a statement on Sunday, October 25, saying: "Following yesterday’s fixture, serious concerns have been raised regarding the safety of our travelling supporters, after an incident involving a small minority of Redditch United supporters that resulted in one of our fans sustaining an injury.

"The safety and wellbeing of our supporters is paramount, and we want to reassure everyone that incidents of this nature will be taken extremely seriously. Investigations will take place to establish the full circumstances surrounding what happened and to ensure the appropriate action is taken.

"We would like to thank and applaud the overwhelming majority of those in attendance yesterday who conducted themselves appropriately. In particular, we thank our travelling supporters, who once again represented Gloucester City superbly and did the club proud throughout."