Four men have been jailed for violent disorder outside a pub after a football match in west London.

The behaviour followed a Queens Park Rangers versus Burnley FC Championship match on February 1, 2014, and all four culprits were sentenced for affray on Friday (April 17) at Isleworth Crown Court.

The men sentenced were: Harry Childs, 18, of Mountnessing Road, Billericay, who was sentenced to eight months imprisonment; Jack Hutchings, 21, of Tom Lanes, Kings Langley, sentenced to one year’s imprisonment; Dean Foreman, 27, of Church Road, Northolt, sentenced to one year’s imprisonment; and Bradley Pack, 22, of Howards Drive, Hemel Hempstead, sentenced to 30 weeks.

All four also received six-year Football Banning Orders under section 14a of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

Childs, Hutchins and Foreman were found guilty of the offences on March 6 with Pack previously entering a guilty plea.

During a two-week trial, the court heard how QPR supporters Childs, Hutchins, Foreman and Pack, gathered outside the Plough and Harrow Public House shortly before 5pm where a number of Burnley supporters were having a post-match drink.

Earlier that day, a match between QPR and Burnley had taken place resulting in a 3-3 draw.

Childs, Hutchins, Foreman and Pack confronted Burnley supporters through the windows outside the pub, which was met by shouting from within the pub back at them.

Moments after this escalated to violence and the pub's window being kicked and shattered by Childs. A number of people were then assaulted and punched outside the pub.

Childs, who was wearing a distinctive red patent jacket, and his three associates, moved up along Kings Street where they came across further Burnley and QPR supporters and more violence took place.

An investigation was immediately launched by detectives from Hammersmith & Fulham with support from specialist officers from the Central Football Policing unit. Hours of CCTV were examined in a bid to identify those responsible.

On June 9, 2014, all four men were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.

They subsequently appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates' Court on July 25 charged with affray.

Chief Inspector Simon Causer said: "This kind of behaviour is entirely unacceptable to the police, the thousands of law-abiding and genuine football fans, the clubs and the general public. Our hope is that, in light of these convictions and sentences, perpetrators will think very carefully about the consequences of their actions before carrying out football violence."

PC Paul Todd, from the Met's Central Football Unit, said: "People arrested for football violence do not only get a criminal record but can also receive an order preventing them from attending football matches in the future."

A spokesperson for QPR said: “The vast majority of QPR fans are excellent ambassadors and passionate supporters. However the club takes a zero tolerance position to violence in or around the stadium and will continue to fully cooperate with the police in these rare instances.”