A JUDGE has locked up more soccer yobs after a fracas in Huddersfield.

And Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said such violence will not be tolerated on the streets.

He made his comments as eight hooligans were sent to custody at Leeds Crown Court yesterday for the ‘mob-handed’ violence in Huddersfield on a busy Saturday afternoon.

The men and one youth all pleaded guilty to charges relating to the disorder on May 19.

All are Huddersfield Town fans and are the second group of men and youths given custodial sentences linked to the violence.

So far, 21 have been locked up.

The only one spared custody yesterday was a 14-year-old boy who was given a referral order.

Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said the violent disorder was ‘significant’ with punches and kicking on the pavement spilling into the road and traffic.

He said it was ‘prolonged and mob violence’ and caused members of the public to seek refuge in shop doorways in fear of what they saw unfolding.

He said: “It has to be accepted offences of violent disorder and affray pass the custody threshold.

“Serious public disorder will not be tolerated in our towns and cities.”

He said he had read letters from the defendants and said the majority of them were hardworking and had the support of their families.

He concluded the consequences would have a ‘profound’ affect on their employment and their families.

The defendants were sentenced as follows:

Jeremy McDonald, 45, of Gramfield Road, Crosland Moor, violent disorder and affray – 26 months in prison,

Neil Doyle, 31, of Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, violent disorder and affray – 18 months in prison.

Gavin Greig, 19, of Arthur Street, Golcar, violent disorder and affray – 15 months in young offender’s institute.

Andrew Marshall, 48, of Bath Street, Huddersfield, violent disorder and affray – 21 months in prison.

Samuel McQuitty, 27, Ruskin Grove, Deighton, violent disorder and affray – 15 months custody.

Richard Gough, 48, of Leeds Road, Deighton, affray – nine months custody.

Darren Judge, 21, of Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Huddersfield, violent disorder – 15 months in prison.

A youth from Leeds was sentenced to an eight-month detention and supervision order.

Prosecutor Mr Mehran Nassiri had told the court the clashes began on Saturday May 19 when police spotted around 20 white males going into a bar close to Leeds railway station.

He said the Leeds supporters got a train to Huddersfield and got off at Deighton and entered the White Horse, Leeds Road, before going by taxi to The Hart pub in the town centre.

Huddersfield fans were watching a soccer game at the Wellington pub in Westgate and the rival groups clashed in Market Street at 4pm.

He said fighting broke out near Dawson’s music shop when ‘pieces of wood’ and ‘shop signs’ were thrown.

One witness, Daryl Cooper, was in Specsavers at the time and said customers were frightened to leave the store when they saw bottles, signs and pieces of wood thrown by a large group of males.

Mr Nassiri said fights then spilled out in to the road causing ‘traffic chaos’.

A First bus driver said he saw a group of men chasing two men towards the train station.

The court heard 10 people were arrested in Market Street and the remainder of the group then returned to the Wellington pub.

One group of fans chased men into Huddersfield railway station where they got on the lines, forcing rail staff to halt trains – at a cost of £10,000.

CCTV proved the key to trapping gangs of soccer yobs.

It emerged last night that police trawled through hundreds of hours of footage to bring to justice hooligans who brawled on the streets of Huddersfield.

Now a detective and his team have been commended by a judge for bringing 21 football yobs to justice.

Seven Huddersfield men were jailed yesterday in the latest court hearings.

Acting Det Sgt Nick Doyle led the investigation into the violent disorder at Huddersfield on May 19 last year, which led to a total of 21 men and youths being locked up.

Judge Geoffrey Marson QC commended his team for their efforts in the lengthy investigation.

Det Sgt Doyle said: “This case has involved taking more than a hundred witness statements and piecing together a thousand hours of CCTV footage.

“It was lengthy and involved painstakingly going through the footage collected from five different sources.

“The team then identified each defendant and monitored his part in the disturbance to see which charges, if any, could be brought.

“Images of individuals led to their identification.”

A series of early-morning arrests followed and each defendant was interviewed twice – and most pleaded guilty when shown the CCTV footage.

The officer added: “The Huddersfield defendants should have known better.

“A number had regularly attended football matches and been involved with other incidents, so it was no surprise to me they were involved.”

He said unlike many of the younger Leeds group, the Huddersfield group “knew what they were doing”.

He added: “I hope that the members of the public from Huddersfield take reassurance in knowing that Kirklees CID will not tolerate that behaviour on our streets again.”