List of Violent Spectator Incidents in Sports - 1914

1914

  • May 2 – At the end of a VFL match between Carlton and St Kilda at Princes Park, a crowd of 2,000 angry Carlton fans mobbed the field umpire, who had to be escorted from the ground under police protection.
  • June 6 – During the first quarter of a VFL match between Richmond and South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval, the field umpire was hit in the head by a stone.
  • June 6 – At the end of a tense VFL match between Collingwood and Essendon at the Victoria Park, a large group of Essendon fans invaded the field and remonstrated with the field umpire.
  • June 8 – At the end of a VFL match between St. Kilda and Geelong at the Junction Oval, a brawl broke out between fans and players of both teams.
  • July 25 – During a VFL match between South Melbourne and Essendon at the Lake Oval, a South Melbourne fan invaded the field and punched Essendon captain Alan Belcher in the back of the head; Belcher then chased the fan and knocked him unconscious. Belcher was reported for assaulting the fan, but was cleared.

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