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1 case
Thomas Taylor
Date not specified
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
24 weeks imprisonment suspended for 1 year, £200 compensation, £154 surcharge, and £85 costs
Thomas Taylor, a 36-year-old footballer from Llanddona, Beaumaris, Anglesey, assaulted the victim during a match between Trearddur Bay and Porthmadog in the Ardal North West League on 17 January 2026. While waiting for a penalty to be taken, Taylor knocked the victim unconscious with a swinging elbow, an act captured on spectator video that went viral. Taylor pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. He was subsequently released by his club.
Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Also banned from all football activity for at least five years by the Football Association of Wales.
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