Football: Amlwch coach who punched linesman in 8-0 loss sentenced

A former soccer supervisor has been handed a suspended jail sentence after a linesman was punched throughout a match on Anglesey.

The assault took place in April 2024 throughout Penrhyndeudraeth FC’s 8-0 win at Amlwch City FC.

Amlwch’s then-manager, Robert Williams-Jones, pleaded responsible to assault occasioning precise bodily hurt throughout the North Wales Coast West Premier League match.

Showing at Caernarfon Magistrates Court docket on Monday, Williams-Jones, 43, of Eilian, Llaneilian, close to Amlwch, was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail suspended for 12 months.

He may even have to hold out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in compensation.

Shortly after the match Amlwch City FC confirmed it had minimize ties with Williams-Jones, apologising to each Penrhyndeudraeth and the linesman.

The membership stated in a press release on the time: “As a membership we have now been really saddened by the occasions on the weekend.”