Police 'aware' Of Video Appearing To Show York Player Punching Fan

Police opportunity they are alert of a video circulating online that appears to show a York City subordinate punching a instrumentality during celebrations aft the club's melodramatic 1-1 tie pinch Rochdale connected Saturday.

York were promoted backmost to nan Football League aft a 10-year absence acknowledgment to Josh Stones' equaliser successful nan 13th infinitesimal of stoppage time.

The club's triumph was followed by a transportation invasion, pinch footage appearing to show a instrumentality putting his hands connected a York subordinate who was celebrating nan infinitesimal connected his knees pinch his caput against nan ground.

After an involution by 2 stewards, nan subordinate stood up and collapsed free earlier appearing to punch nan instrumentality successful nan face.

"We are alert of a video that is circulating of a imaginable battle involving a subordinate and we person linked successful pinch some clubs and nan National League," Greater Manchester Police said successful a statement.

"We will beryllium further assessing nan video and reviewing CCTV of nan incident."

The transportation penetration was nan 2nd of nan lucifer pursuing 1 erstwhile Rochdale, who needed a triumph to apical nan array and summation automatic promotion themselves, went up successful nan 96th minute.

Police said 4 Rochdale fans were arrested pursuing nan incidents, pinch 1 connected suspicion of battle and transportation incursion, 1 connected suspicion of a nationalist bid offence and 2 connected suspicion of transportation incursion.

One antheral York City instrumentality was arrested connected suspicion of assault, pinch constabulary saying he would beryllium interviewed astatine a later date.

The incidents are besides nether investigation by nan Football Association.

BBC Sport has approached York and Rochdale for comment.

York and Rochdale had amassed 212 points betwixt them heading into nan final-day showdown, pinch York needing to debar conclusion to unafraid a return to League Two.