Gary Simpson printed copies of One Direction, Justin Bieber and JLS merchandise amongst others on equipment that was intended for printing names and numbers on football strips.
Thousands of fake One Direction hoodies and T-shirts were peddled online by a footy club kitman with a lucrative sideline.
Neil Usher, defending, said: “At the time, he had no idea how serious his activities were. He foolishly assumed because others were selling them on eBay there was nothing wrong with it.”
Sentencing him to a 16-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, and 100 hours community work, Judge Lesley Newton said she took into account Simpson’s ‘significant contribution’ to the football club, cooperation with the investigation, and ‘genuine remorse’.
She added if he were jailed, his creditors would go unpaid and his family would ‘suffer severely’.
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