Cameron Campbell breached his initial football banning order by going near the stadium during an England friendly
Cameron Campbell pictured at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.
Cameron Campbell pictured at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.(Image: ChronicleLive)
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A self-professed YouTube star who breached a football banning order by going near St James' Park during an international friendly has been handed a further order - this time lasting for five years. As previously reported on ChronicleLive, Cameron Campbell, a former professional dancer, was made subject of the football banning order in October 2023 after he was found guilty of assaulting another supporter at Wembley Stadium.
The 53-year-old also failed to give his name and address to police after engaging in antisocial behaviour at the stadium, where England hosted Ivory Coast in a friendly, and the nearby Green Man Pub on March 29, 2022. Part of the order stated that Campbell could no go within two miles of any regulated football match involving the English National Team within four hours of kick-off.
As we reported last year, Campbell appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in June after he breached the order when the Three Lions faced Bosnia and Herzegovina at St James' Park in 2024 and he was found near to the stadium. At the time, he was fined £400 and ordered to pay £650 costs and a £160 victim surcharge.
The case was adjourned to see if Campbell, who has his own YouTube channel about the England squad, would be made subject of a further football banning order and it was eventually finalised last week. A District Judge decided that Campbell must abide by a new order, this time for five years.
The conditions of that order are that Campbell must:
Not to go within a five-mile radius of any men’s England International fixture eight hours before the advertised kick off and eight hours following the conclusion of the fixture unless they are attending their place of work, travelling to or from their place of work, carrying out community service to comply with an order of a court or travelling to and from community service to comply with an order of a court.
If an exception as set out in paragraph 1 applies, then evidence must be provided by the defendant to the FBOA, the host police control room and the Dedicated fixture Football Officer where the defendant permanently resides.
When the England Senior Men’s National Team are playing a fixture overseas the defendant must not enter the country where that fixture is being played, during the period 72 hours before until 24 hours after the scheduled kick off time.
To report to Harrow Police Station within five days of the order being made
As reported on ChronicleLive in June last, police were alerted to Cameron being in Bar Loco, in Newcastle, at around 6pm on June 3 2024, less than two-hours before the start of the England and Bosnia and Herzegovina game at St James' Park at 7.45pm. Glenda Beck, prosecuting at that court hearing, said: "The bar is 120m from St James' Park and is only one street away from it.
"It would take a matter of seconds to walk from the bar to the stadium. Police attended the bar and checks were made and members of bar staff asked police if they were looking for the defendant and they confirmed he had been present within the last four to five minutes.
"There was a negative search at the time. As a result, CCTV was checked at Bar Loco and, at 18.10, the camera identifies the defendant coming through the door of the bar. He stood for thirty seconds before leaving without buying a drink."
The court heard that Campbell, of Grange Farm Close, in Harrow, Middlesex, had started his own YouTube channel prior to the Euros in 2021 and also raised money for charity. He'd also previously had jobs as a car salesman, a professional dancer and a coach of women's football.
Fraser Williamson, defending at the initial court hearing, said Campbell faced a number of issues growing up and had learned to look after himself from a very young age. Mr Williamson continued: "He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He checked his phone and realised what the time was and that he shouldn't be there.
"He does charity work and is a valued member of the community and raises money for the Bobby Moore Charity."
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