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Football fan, 62, drank five cans of lager at 12.30pm and then 'deliberately threw himself off a stadium's upper tier' in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured

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Lewis, O. (2026, October 13). Football fan, 62, drank five cans of lager at 12.30pm and then 'deliberately threw himself off a stadium's upper tier' in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16204857/football-fan-john-ryan-ipswich-fa-cup.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-13 · by Ollie Lewis

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On October 14, 2026, John Ryan, a 62-year-old football fan, was found not guilty by an Ipswich Crown Court jury of assaulting rival fans after he fell from the upper tier of Portman Road stadium during an FA Cup match in January 2024. Ryan had admitted to drinking five cans of lager before the match and claimed he could not stop himself from falling over a low wall while celebrating a Maidstone United goal, injuring Joanne Peters and her partner Aaron Rose. The incident occurred during a game against Ipswich, with over 4,000 supporters traveling to support Maidstone. Ryan broke down in tears after the verdicts were read, describing the court case as "very stressful."

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Ollie Lewis
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🔮 Asked if he would like to say anything to Peters and Rose, Ryan said: 'I'm sorry, it was an accident.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Football fan, 62, is found NOT guilty of deliberately throwing himself off a stadium's upper tier in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured - after drinking five cans of lager before the lunchtime game
🔮 Ryan claimed the wall was so low he 'could not stop himself' from falling, adding that he did not know whether he had been pushed. A football fan, 62, has been accused of deliberately launching himself at rival fans from a roof 'He deliberately - effectively - threw himself on the roof to roll down it,' Gladwell countered.
2026-10-13 · assertive framing · Football fan, 62, drank five cans of lager at 12.30pm and then 'deliberately threw himself off a stadium's upper tier' in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured
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Football fan, 62, is found NOT guilty of deliberately throwing himself off a stadium's upper tier in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured - after drinking five cans of lager before the lunchtime game
2026-10-14 · Daily Mail
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FA Cup Ipswich Ipswich Crown Court Maidstone United Suffolk

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Ryan PERSON · 5× FA Cup ORG · 1× Gladwell PERSON · 1× Ipswich ORG · 1× Ipswich Crown Court ORG · 1× Joanne Peters PERSON · 1× John Ryan PERSON · 1× Maidstone United ORG · 1× Simon Gladwell PERSON · 1× Suffolk GPE · 1×

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Ipswich Crown Court heard on Monday how John Ryan, 62, 'deliberately threw himself' towards a section of home supporters at Ipswich's Portman Road ground while supporting Maidstone United during an FA Cup clash in January 2024.
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🔮 Ryan claimed the wall was so low he 'could not stop himself' from falling, adding that he did not know whether he had been pushed. A football fan, 62, has been accused of deliberately launching himself at rival fans from a roof 'He deliberately - effectively - threw himself on the roof to roll down it,' Gladwell countered.
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Football fan, 62, drank five cans of lager at 12.30pm and then 'deliberately threw himself off a stadium's upper tier' in bizarre FA Cup incident which left a woman injured · assertive framing

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A football fan has admitted to drinking five cans of lager before launching himself from the upper tier of a stand onto rival supporters below, leaving a woman injured. asserted
fan → admit → woman
Ipswich Crown Court heard on Monday how John Ryan, 62, 'deliberately threw himself' towards a section of home supporters at Ipswich's Portman Road ground while supporting Maidstone United during an FA Cup clash in January 2024. asserted
Ryan → hear → January
Ryan was among more than 4,000 travelling fans who had travelled to Suffolk for the cup fixture, which kicked off at 12.30pm. asserted
which → travel → 12.30pm
He denies two counts of assault by beating and one count of actual bodily harm. asserted
He → deny → harm
Prosecutor Simon Gladwell told the court that Ryan had consumed five cans of lager before the lunchtime kick off. asserted
Ryan → tell → kick
CCTV and social media footage of the incident was displayed in court, showing jurors how Ryan rolled onto the roof of the lower stands, before rolling off the end of it onto the crowd below. asserted
Ryan → display → crowd
Ryan claimed the wall was so low he 'could not stop himself' from falling, adding that he did not know whether he had been pushed. A football fan, 62, has been accused of deliberately launching himself at rival fans from a roof 'He deliberately - effectively - threw himself on the roof to roll down it,' Gladwell countered. uncertain
Gladwell → claim → it
'It was a deliberate action, and he was at the very least reckless as to what injury he would cause. asserted
he → cause → injury
Ryan landed on Joanne Peters, who suffered internal bruising and a trapped nerve, while her partner Aaron Ruse was left with 'soreness and stiffness'. asserted
partner → land → soreness
The trial continues. asserted
trial → continue → ?
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