The incident was one of a number of ugly scenes at Hillsborough during the 1-1 draw with Leeds which was televised.
Gloucestershire Police said the man was arrested in Cheltenham shortly before 1pm.
A spokesman said: "The investigation is being led by South Yorkshire Police. The man currently remains in police custody."
The push for more color on their cleats, adidas has added the infrared colorway to the adiZero f50 Line.
The Juventus jersey for the 2013/14 was released earlier this week. Be the first to wear the colors of the Old Lady.
The Liverpool 2013/14 soccer jersey is available for pre-order. The Reds are eager to compete for silver next season.
The new PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 FG. A great new soccer cleat with classic look and first time for PUMA to be on the cleat.
The adidas Nitrocharge is the most talked about new cleat in years. It was released on May 15 and will take your pitch by storm.
adidas has added some color to the Predator line with this new colorway. Released on May 17. Be the first to own a pair.
Borussia Dortmund hears Wembley Calling and are headed to London for the Champions League final.
One of the top soccer cleats for control the Nike CTR360 will not let you down on the field in tight spaces.
Bayern Munich are kings of Germany and hope to be crowned kings of Europe at Wembley later this month!
Ajax has released their away soccer jersey for the 2013/14 season. Get in the Gear.