Bennett’s father, Paul Clark, of Kendal Road, Hartlepool, received a 12-month suspended jail term for his part in the trouble and for driving his son away from the scene.

The Prime Minister spoke after scenes of violent unrest in London, Hartlepool and Manchester on Wednesday evening. Rioters clashed with police in Southport on Tuesday.

Edward Paul Gill, 19, was one of two men charged under the Football Offences Act 1991 after the match between Darlington and Hartlepool on Sunday, March 25. Gill, who pleaded guilty to entering a ...