A police officer was taken to hospital after a disturbance broke out between football fans in Bangor.

North Wales Police were called to a disturbance near Nantporth football ground, Bangor, on Saturday night at about 7pm involving rival fans prior to the Welsh Cup match between Bangor and Caernarfon.

Superintendent Richie Green said: “Whilst both sets of fans were being separated by police, a small number of individuals broke through a police cordon and a disturbance ensued.

“Officers quickly bought the disorder under control, although an officer was injured and taken to hospital.

“It is a shame that a small number were intent on causing problems, despite police presence.

“As always, the vast majority of those attending are law abiding football fans and I’m appreciative of their patience whilst the policing operation was in place.”

An Anglesey resident, witnessed the incident and said they "had never seen anything like it before".

The eye witness said: "There were a dozen police officers on every corner and you could hear football fans chanting from the bottom of town. It was just chaos.

"I just had to get out of there and abandoned my plans. I have never seen anything like it before."

An investigation is ongoing, and police are appealing for anyone with information on the incident to come forward. 

Detective Inspector Andrew Gibson said: “We are keen to obtain any mobile phone footage or dash cam footage that may have captured the incident.

“Thankfully the officer injured during the incident has since been discharged from hospital.”

Anyone with information with regards the incident is asked to contact NWP on 101 quoting reference 19100027984 or use the live webchat https://www.north-wales.police.uk/contact/live-chat-support.