A football fan on his way to a QPR match who gave Nazi salutes at a Shepherd's Bush station has been banned from matches for three years.

British Transport Police (BTP) officers secured a football banning order against Barrie Jones, 48, of Glamorgan, Wales, at West London Magistrates’ Court on Friday after he pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment.

The Cardiff City fan had been travelling to Loftus Road for a Queen's Park Rangers match last November when shoved a police officer and gave the well-known Heil Hitler salute while walking through Wood Lane tube.

He was arrested, and spent the match in the cells. While languishing in the lock-up, his team lost 1-0 to QPR.

The ban means that Jones cannot attend any football match in London or the rest of England and Wales until January 2012.

Under the terms of the order, Jones is also prohibited from entering any stadium in England or Wales where a football match is taking place. He can also be required to surrender his passport when Cardiff City or the Welsh national team are playing abroad.

PC TJ Treacy, of BTP’s Football Intelligence Unit, said: "The majority of football fans are law-abiding citizens but there is, however, nearly always a minority who seem determined to spoil a good day of sport and who by virtue of their behaviour bring the game and the notion of being a supporter into disrepute.

"Our message to football fans is to enjoy yourself but be respectful of others because we will not tolerate abusive or violent behaviour on the railway.

"If people choose to behave this way they will be proactively dealt with and we will work with football clubs to seek football banning orders."

If Jones is found in breach of his order he faces up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of £5,000.