Footballer jailed for driving car at referee on pitch

A SUNDAY league footballer who drove his car at a referee was jailed for 24 weeks yesterday.

Joseph Rimmer, 28, drove his 4x4 on to the pitch, causing referee David Harkness and football players to run for their lives, Liverpool Crown Court was told.

Rimmer, of Satinwood Crescent, Melling, Merseyside, reacted with fury as he was about to be shown a red card during a game at Portland Street playing fields in Southport on Sunday, February 14.