A Southampton football fan has been banned from attending games after being caught up in riots during the European football championships.

Lewis Henry was spotted at the front of a crowd of English fans which charged at Russian supporters during the fights in Marseille.

Trouble flared between the two sets of fans after England and Russia drew 1-1 in their group game during the finals in June.

CCTV footage captured the fans fighting after the match, in which Russia equalised in injury time.

The video showed fans from both countries viciously attacking each other, and kicking and punching people to the floor. Some were also carrying objects such as chairs and swinging them about. 

Although Henry was not involved in any of the fights or direct violence he was seen at the forefront of a crowd of England fans which charged down the street at Russia supporters.

The video showed the 24-year-old, wearing a pink-and-navy-blue striped top, with a group of other English fans standing at the bottom the street before charging at the Russian hooligans. 

An application to ban Saints fan Henry, of Hill Lane, Southampton, was brought forward by the chief constable at Hampshire Constabulary Olivia Pinkney and was granted by District Judge Peter Greenfield at Southampton Magistrates Court on Monday.

Prosecuting, Gavin Sumpter said: “This isn’t a punishment – it is a prevention order. He proves to be a significant risk of violence.

“It will stop him from going to St Mary’s Stadium or any other stadium Saints are playing at.”

Defending, Chris Gaiger said Henry accepted he was there and that he was seen, but not that he was involved. 

Henry will now not be able to attend any regulated football match in England or Wales for the next five years.

Three other fans were also handed bans by the court last December, the court was told. 

It comes as part of an national investigation into English fans seen taking part in the violence and captured in videos.

The Daily Echo previously reported the first round of the Euro 2016 competition, where there were three days of serious disorder culminating in the highly-organised and savage attack on England supporters by Russian hooligans.

In December, a Hampshire police officer was presented with a Royal Humane Society Award for his bravery during the riots when he helped rescue Portsmouth man Andrew Bache who was beaten within an inch of his life and left in a critical condition which resulted in life-changing injuries.

PC Stuart Dickerson, 42, who has worked for Hampshire Constabulary for 19 years, was deployed to help spot and capture evidence of any violence committed by fans at the Euro 2016 football tournament.

Speaking of the attack, PC Dickerson told the Daily Echo: “The only way I can describe it was like seeing a plague of locusts sweep across a cornfield.

“They just swept across, throwing chairs, attacking fans – some had weapons.

“It was the worst football violence I have ever seen in my career.”

In the violence that followed, the Hampshire officer was himself attacked, causing him to drop the camera he was using to film the shocking scenes unfolding in front of him.

“There were chairs coming over our heads, people being randomly attacked, so we made the decision to leave and try to regroup elsewhere,” he added. 

PC Dickerson was one of a number of officers, staff and members of the public who were honoured for their bravery, dedication and professionalism at Hampshire Constabulary’s Bravery Award service.

Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney had the honour of presenting the awards at the ceremony, along with the Lord-Lieutenant Nigel Atkinson.