Two hooligans fans have been jailed or their part in a prearranged fight with Aston Villa supporters which terrorised innocent members of the public.

The pair were each given ten-year football banning orders and two others who were given community service were banned for five years apiece. The four defendants were described as Chelsea supporters.

Judge Andrew Campbell said innocent members of the public including young children were caught up in the violence in the King's Cross area of central London in March 2004 and were "very alarmed" by it.

At Kingston Crown Court, in London, yesterday he jailed David Sim (33), of Christopher Close, Sidcup, Kent, for two years and gave him a ten-year banning order.

Blieu Huskinson (21), of Huntingfield Way, Egham, Surrey, received nine months imprisonment and a ten-year ban.

Jason Pither (19), of Lansdowne Road, Feltham, London, received 200-hours community service and a five-year ban.

James Healy (26), of Cumberland Way, Eynsbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, received 50-hours community service and a 12-month rehabilitation order, and a five-year ban.

Sim, Huskinson and Pither had all been found guilty of affray, while Healy pleaded to guilty to a public order offence.

Scotland Yard said 13 men were dealt with in August last year over the incident.

Yesterday's sentences mean that those involved in the fight have received a total of nine years three months imprisonment, 130-years of bans, 450-hours community service, and six years of community rehabilitation.

Sergeant Dave Hine, in charge of the Metropolitan Police's central football intelligence unit, said: "This case was about a prearranged fight, involving two groups of men who had been to watch separate games in London that day. Their sole intention was to hurt each other.

"These people are not fans - they are using football as a cover for crime and violence. Anyone who does this ruins the game for every true supporter. Football banning orders will be sought to keep those violent troublemakers away from games."

Those previously found guilty and sentenced last August are all believed to follow Aston Villa.

On the day of the fight, March 27, 2004, Chelsea were at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers while Villa played at Charlton.

The court heard that the Chelsea fans sentenced yesterday were in a pub near the team's Stamford Bridge ground throughout the match, then made their way via a pub in Sloane Square to the Euston Road area.

The fight broke out on Pentonville Road, near King's Cross Station.

Judge Campbell told the defendants: "It seems likely that your meeting with these Aston Villa supporters was something that had been arranged in advance.

"Whether that is correct or not, the fact is your group and those supporters became involved in a violent confrontation.

"Glasses, bottles and traffic cones were thrown, there was a great deal of kicking and punching.

"Some of it was recorded on closed circuit television.

"It is clear from some of the witness statements that innocent members of the public, including young children, were caught up in what was going on and were very alarmed at it."

He said Sim was seen to throw a traffic cone towards the Aston Villa group, and was heard shouting, "Come on then", and "Let's have it".

The judge told him: "You were at the front of the Chelsea group, moving towards the Aston Villa group in an aggressive fashion, and were gesturing towards the opposing group."

Huskinson was seen kicking out at another man, the judge said, and Pither was fighting with another man, using his fists and feet.

Pither was only 17 at the time, and the judge took that into account.

The judge said he had indicated at an earlier hearing that he would not jail Healy after his plea of guilty to the public order matter.