A CELTIC fan who threw a vape at Rangers captain James Tavernier has been ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work.
Colin Crawford, 21, launched the missile during an Old Firm game at Parkhead on May 11, 2024.
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The Hoops hosted their rivals that day in a match Brendan Rodgers‘ side went on to win 2-1.
The victory moved Celtic six points clear at the top of the table and they went on to secure the Scottish Premiership title just a few days later.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that during the game Tavernier went to take a corner kick.
Prosecutor Abbas Ali said: “As he was to take the set-piece, numerous items were thrown at him from the crowd.
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“No items appeared to strike the player but several landed nearby.”
No one was identified at the match but CCTV was used by police to trace any perpetrators.
Mr Ali said: “Crawford was seen to throw a plastic vape from his position in the stadium.”
A media circulated image of Crawford was identified by an anonymous source.
Crawford, of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, handed himself into police in August last year.
He pled guilty to a single charge of culpable and reckless conduct.
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Sheriff Allan McKay banned Crawford from football matches until the end of December this year.
He was also put under supervision for 12 months as well as the unpaid work order.
