A FOOTBALL casual who is banned from attending matches after being involved in “serious disorder” at Dundee games has returned to court.
Jamie Gilchrist, 22, appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court on seven charges of breaching his football banning order.
As part of the order Gilchrist is required to sign in with police during the first half of all UK matches involving Dundee, Dundee United and Scotland.
Gilchrist, of Lansdowne Court, allegedly failed to attend at police headquarters on six occasions during such matches.
He allegedly failed to sign in at police headquarters during Italy v Scotland on May 29, France v Scotland on June 4 and Alloa Athletic v Dundee on July 1.
And he allegedly failed to sign in at police headquarters during Forfar Athletic v Dundee United on July 5, Brechin City v Dundee United on July 9 and Arbroath v Dundee United on July 15.
Gilchrist also faces a seventh charge of breaching his football banning order by failing to inform police of a change of address within seven days of moving, as required by the order.
He denies all charges and will stand trial in September. He was given bail meantime.
Solicitor Ian Houston, defending, highlighted that Gilchrist was charged with not signing in with police, rather than attending at the matches, and that the two Scotland games took place abroad.
Gilchrist was placed on a three-year football banning order in June last year after police won a civil action against him.
Officers’ bid to ban him from attending matches, particularly those involving Dundee and Dundee United, came after sheriffs failed to impose such an order.
In 2011, Gilchrist was part of a gang which had a “very unpleasant” mass brawl with Hamilton fans at a retail park next to the Accies’ New Douglas Park on December 3 that year.
His friends were said to have made what appeared to be Nazi salutes during the incident.
Sheriff Ray Small ordered each of the culprits to perform 250 hours of unpaid work.
Gilchrist then appeared at court in May 2014 and was fined £300 after invading the pitch at Dens Park to celebrate a goal with Dundee players.
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