Joe Howell has been banned from every football stadium in the UK (Picture: Gazette Media)

A Middlesbrough supporter has been banned from every UK football ground after throwing a 50p coin at rival fans while he was sitting with his parents.

Joe Howell, 18, got himself into trouble after hurling the currency at Preston North End fans during a Boro home game at the Riverside Stadium on August 26.

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He was quickly caught after police spotted him on CCTV sitting with his mum and dad in the stands.

When officers asked him why he threw the coin he didn’t have an answer and said his actions were stupid, according the prosecutor at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.


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A general view of Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC (Picture: Getty Images)

Howell was handed a three-year stadium ban after pleading guilty to throwing the missile, which will require him to check-in at his local station before specific fixtures.



He will also have to pay a £30 charge.

Howell was also reprimanded by the judge who was unhappy he had put his hands in his pocket during his court appearance.

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Preston North End’s Daniel Johnson holds off the challenge from Middlesbrough’s Adam Clayton during the Sky Bet Championship match on August 26 (Picture: Getty Images)

The District Judge also questioned how he would pay his £120 fine when he had no job and did not claim benefits.

Howell’s response was he would get the money off his dad.

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But the unamused judge said he hoped he would pay the money back, and his father would demand that he did so.

Howell, formerly from Nightingale Road, Eston, now lives in Scotland.

He promised he would never throw another missile.

The match between Middlesbrough and Preston North End on August 26 finished in a 0-0 draw.

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