A man has pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress after wearing a football shirt at Wembley Stadium which made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster.
James White, 33, of Warwickshire, admitted the charge at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in North West London on Monday.
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The court heard that at the FA Cup Final on June 3 he wore a Manchester United shirt which had the number 97 and the words “Not Enough” on the back.
Ninety-seven football fans died as a result of a crush at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on April 15 1989.
Manchester City won the FA Cup at Wembley, beating local rivals Manchester United 2-1.
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