A Notts County fan whose face was cut by shattered glass after yobs hurled bricks at the away coach she was in has returned to Molineux for the first time since the attack.

Lois Brough, aged 78, told how she now suffers panic attacks at night following the violence, which saw her coach targeted after Wolves’ 4-2 Carling Cup win over the Magpies in September.

But she insisted the attack, which has left her with a scar on her face, had not put her off going to watch her beloved team.

“We drove into Wolverhampton along a different route to the one we left in last time but I felt a bit nauseous when I got out,” she said.

“I have still got the scar on my face and when it starts to get dark I start feeling sick and scared. The doctor says it is still the shock.

“It is because the last memory I have is being in the dark in that coach when it happened.

“But I am determined to carry on going to the football. Those who did it would have won if I had put my off going to football matches.”

Mrs Brough, who was sent flowers and chocolates as a gesture of goodwill after the attack, was invited to Saturday’s 3-0 match against Liverpool by Steven Broadley, managing director of SB Waste Management, which has an executive box in the Steve Bull Stand.

“He wanted me to know what the Wolves fans are really like and that it was a small minority who did it,” said Mrs Brough.

“I wanted to see the Liverpool game because it gave some space of time to get over what had happened.

“I hope the publicity will help it stick in someone’s conscience.”

Mrs Brough came to the city with her 45-year-old son Patrick.

“He was really happy to come along. He has always told me not to blame the Wolves fans for what happened.

“I don’t think the people who did it can really call themselves fans.”

Mrs Brough enjoyed a free meal and drinks during the match, which Liverpool won 3-0, and said the experience had left her with a much happier memory of the city.

“I had been to Wolves some years ago but I had not been back since what happened.

“That was the last memory I had of it and so I wanted to come back and leave knowing I had a lovely time.

“I met Steve Bull when he came into the box.I remember him playing and he always seemed to score against us.

“I am very grateful for being invited to watch the match. Everybody has been so kind.

“I was rooting for Wolves and the result was disappointing. They had all the play and no luck.

“But it was an excellent day.”

Mrs Brough was among around 140 supporters caught up in the attack on three coaches as they travelled through the Horseley Fields area of the city.

The ugly scenes followed controversy on the pitch as former West Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes goaded fans by revealing a T-shirt emblazoned with a popular Baggies chant.

Hughes was playing at Molineux for the first time since his 2003 jail sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.