FA to examine coin throwing

The Football Association are to investigate the missile-throwing incidents which marred Millwall's 1-0 win over West Ham.

Scores of coins and a mobile phone were hurled from the away end of The Den yesterday during Millwall's 1-0 win.

Player-manager Dennis Wise was the main target but goalkeeper Graham Stack also came under fire.

Police made one arrest for coin throwing and referee Peter Walton indicated he would mention the problems in his report.

Millwall assistant manager Ray Wilkins said: "It is dangerous and it is not what we want to see in football grounds."

Wise came under a hail of missiles as he tried to take a corner in the first-half and appeared to be hit but was not hurt.

He collected most of them from the ground and after alerting referee Walton, he passed a handful to a Millwall fan nearby.

The FA confirmed today they will look into the issue.

However, it will be difficult for them to take any meaningful action because the problem came from the away end of the ground.