A football fan has been jailed for trying to punch and slap security guards at a pub.

Calum Adams, 28, tried to confront Crystal Palace fans outside Brighton Station on March 15 before Albion’s Premier League match at the Amex Stadium.

Adams, alongside his sister Daisy Adams and her former partner Oliver Treagus, later tried to punch and slap security guards outside The Railway Bell in Brighton after being refused entry.

PC Darren Balkham, Sussex Police’s dedicated football officer, said: “The behaviour of the Adams family and Treagus was appalling.

“Not only in how Calum spoke to officers before the match, but also in their drunken behaviour later in the night.

“As a result, Calum Adams and Oliver Treagus have been served with Football Banning Orders which prevent them accessing football matches.

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“This case demonstrates our determination to catch offenders and to ensure that football supporters and the wider public can attend matches or go about their business safely.”

Calum Adams, a former labourer from Whitehawk, Brighton directed abuse towards Crystal Palace supporters as well as police officers and had his match ticket cancelled as a result.

Footage from inside the pub showed the trio were intoxicated and attempted to punch and slap security guards.

Calum Adams, 28, was sentenced to six months in prison and given a football banning order for six years at Lewes Crown Court after earlier admitting affray.

Daisy Adams, 23, and Oliver Treagus, 22, also admitted affray. Adams was sentenced to an 18-month community order, 15 rehabilitation action sessions and a £200 fine.

Treagus, a window cleaner of New Heritage Way, North Chailey, was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work and given an 18-month community order and a £200 fine. He was also given a football banning order for four years.