Nine men who pleaded guilty to racist chanting at Stoke City football ground have been banned from the Britannia Stadium for life.

On Monday, Stoke magistrates imposed court orders stopping them from entering all football stadiums for three years.

The men had admitted racist chanting during a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October.

Stoke's chief executive Jonathan Fuller confirmed the club's own indefinite ban on Wednesday.

He said: "They breached our code of supporters' conduct which forbids racist chanting at the Britannia Stadium and a life ban from the club is therefore automatic."

The banned men

Craig David Meakin, 18, from Fenton

Paul David Warren, 18, from Western Coyney

Robert Paul Warren, 30, from Meir Hay

Martin Broome, 19, from West End, Stoke

Neil Anthony Ellerton, 28, from Bidulph Moor

Stephen Peter Flatley, 24, from Biddulph

Simon Peter Locker, 20, from Penkhull

Adam Breed, 26, from New Farningley, Leeds

Stefan Gerrard Rduch, 18, from Butterton