The safety officer during the Hillsborough disaster has been fined £6,500.
Graham Mackrell was Sheffield Wednesday’s club secretary at the time of the tragedy which saw 96 Liverpool fans unlawfully killed at the stadium in 1989.
He became the first person to be convicted in relation to Hillsborough when he was found guilty of a safety breach last month at Preston Crown Court.
Mackrell was charged with failing to ensure there was adequate turnstiles for the thousands of fans with tickets for the FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest.
The jury in his trial heard that only seven turnstiles were made available to the 10,100 ticketed match-goers heading into the Leppings Lane terrace.
Mackrell had been due to face two additional counts for alleged breaches which carried prison sentences but were dropped before his trial had concluded.
In sentencing, Judge Sir Peter Openshaw emphasised that Mackrell’s conviction was not a direct cause of the men, women and children killed at Hillsborough.
He said: “The defendant’s offence was at least one of the direct causes of the crush at the turnstiles outside the ground.
“But it was not a direct cause of the crush on the terraces inside the ground that resulted in the deaths of 96 spectators and injury to many more, to which the crush outside the ground did no more than set the scene.”
Mackrell was also ordered to pay £5,000 towards prosecution costs.
Speaking outside court, he said: “I am grateful that today the judge recognised my conduct did not cause or contribute to the death of any person or cause any person to be injured on that tragic day.
“Despite that, I do wish to take this opportunity to make clear my sympathy to all those impacted by this appalling tragedy. No one should have to go through what the families have experienced.
“Due to the on-going legal processes involving other defendants, I will not be making any further comment.”