Football Hooliganism Stats Revealed, Worst Fans Named & Shamed

Football hooliganism is on the rise, as some statistics have been revealed that give an insight into the UK’s worst fans.

2,456 arrests were made last season, with Newcastle fans topping the list with 175 of the club’s supporters being arrested on matchdays. Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea were among the other top-tier clubs whose fans were ranked as the most poorly behaved.

The arrests for violence doubled from 273 to 554, as did the arrests for racist chanting, which increased from 23 to 42.

The stats released are as follows:

Total number of arrests per club:

• Newcastle United 175
• Manchester United 145
• Leeds United 101
• Manchester City 95
• Chelsea 92
• Nuneaton Town 87
• Sunderland 71
• Millwall 67
• West Ham United 67
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 56
• Birmingham City 55
• Bristol City 54
• Arsenal 53
• Aston Villa 51
• Bolton Wanderers 46
• Everton 44
• Middlesbrough 44
• Walsall 42
• Oxford United 39
• Nottingham Forest 38
• Scunthorpe United 38
• Liverpool 36
• Sheffield Wednesday 35
• Stoke City 32
• Tottenham Hotspur 32
• Blackburn Rovers 31
• Burnley 31
• Crystal Palace 31
• Coventry City 29
• Derby County 29
• Peterborough United 29
• Sheffield United 29
• Barnsley 28
• Cardiff City 26
• Shrewsbury Town 26
• Bristol Rovers 25
• Hull City 25
• Brighton & Hove Albion 24
• Southampton 23
• Leicester City 22
• Bradford City 21
• Watford 21
• Lincoln City 20
• Oldham Athletic 20
• Queens Park Rangers 20
• Huddersfield Town 19
• Port Vale 19
• Rotherham United 19
• Wigan Athletic 18
• Chesterfield 17
• Portsmouth 17
• Grimsby Town 16
• Luton Town 16
• Preston North End 16
• Doncaster Rovers 15
• Bury 14
• Charlton Athletic 14
• Gillingham 14
• Wrexham 14
• Carlisle United 13
• Swansea City 13
• Mansfield Town 12
• Norwich 12
• Tranmere Rovers 12
• Blackpool 11
• York City 11
• Newport County 10
• Swindon Town 10
• West Bromwich Albion 10
• Crewe Alexandra 9
• Fulham 9
• Hartlepool United 9
• Morecambe 9
• Northampton Town 9
• Reading 9
• Stockport County 9
• AFC Wimbledon 8
• Hereford United 8
• Barnet 7
• Bournemouth 7
• Macclesfield Town 7
• Exeter City 6
• Southend United 6
• Aldershot Town 5
• Plymouth Argyle 5
• Brentford 4
• Burton Albion 4
• Ipswich Town 4
• Cheltenham Town 3
• Woking 3
• Yeovil Town 3
• Barrow 2
• Crawley Town 2
• Leyton Orient 2
• Notts County 2
• Rochdale 2
• Stevenage 2
• Colchester United 1
• Kidderminster Harriers 1
• MK Dons 1
• Torquay United 1
• Alfreton Town 1
• Accrington Stanley 0
• AFC Telford United 0
• Braintree Town 0
• Cambridge United 0
• Dagenham and Redbridge 0
• Dartford 0
• Ebbsfleet United 0
• Fleetwood Town 0
• Forest Green Rovers 0
• Gateshead 0
• Hyde 0
• Southport 0
• Tamworth 0
• Wycombe Wanderers 0

Total number of banning orders given to supporters per club:

• Cardiff City, 121
• Chelsea, 110
• Manchester United, 91
• Leeds United, 72
• Millwall, 65
• West Ham United, 65
• Bradford City, 62
• Arsenal, 59
• Newcastle United, 58
• Birmingham City, 57
• Bristol City, 56
• Tottenham Hotspur, 56
• Middlesbrough, 52
• Manchester City, 48
• Hull City, 47
• Huddersfield Town, 47
• Leicester City, 46
• Aston Villa, 44
• Swansea City, 44
• Grimsby Town, 41
• Southampton, 41
• Liverpool, 39
• Sunderland, 38
• Scunthorpe United, 38
• Swindon Town, 37
• Oxford United, 35
• Sheffield Wednesday, 34
• Sheffield United, 33
• Derby County, 32
• Wolverhampton Wanderers, 32
• Crystal Palace, 31
• Coventry City, 30
• Nottingham Forest, 30
• Burnley, 29
• Everton, 27
• Stoke City, 26
• West Bromwich Albion, 25
• Chesterfield, 23
• Exeter City, 23
• Luton Town, 21
• Blackburn Rovers, 20
• Bolton Wanderers, 20
• Lincoln City, 19
• Queens Park Rangers, 19
• Portsmouth, 17
• Torquay United, 17
• Bristol Rovers, 16
• Brighton & Hove Albion, 16
• Plymouth Argyle, 16
• Crewe Alexandra, 15
• York City, 15
• Stockport County, 15
• Brentford, 14
• Rangers (Scotland), 14
• Hartlepool United,13
• Port Vale, 12
• Barnsley, 11
• Charlton Athletic, 11
• Doncaster Rovers, 11
• Mansfield Town, 11
• Newport County, 11
• Wigan Athletic, 11
• Hereford United, 10
• Norwich City, 10
• Preston North End, 10
• Rotherham United, 9
• Rochdale, 9
• Wrexham, 9
• Aldershot Town, 8
• Bury, 8
• Darlington, 8
• Dagenham & Redbridge, 8
• Oldham Athletic, 8
• Walsall, 8
• Alfreton Town, 7
• Carlisle United, 7
• Bournemouth, 7
• Chester City, 7
• Gillingham, 7
• Leyton Orient, 7
• Halifax Town, 7
• Shrewsbury Town, 7
• Tranmere Rovers, 7
• AFC Telford United, 6
• Ipswich Town, 6
• Peterborough United, 6
• Blackpool, 5
• Crawley Town, 5
• Northampton Town, 5
• Reading, 5
• Southend United, 5
• Fulham, 4
• Kidderminster Harriers, 4
• Nuneaton Town, 4
• Watford, 4
• Macclesfield Town, 3
• Accrington Stanley, 2
• Barnet, 2
• Colchester United, 2
• Barrow, 2
• Fleetwood Town, 2
• Notts County, 2
• Kettering Town, 2
• Cheltenham Town, 1
• FC United of Manchester, 1
• Fredrikstad (Norway), 1
• Milton Keynes Dons, 1
• Morecambe, 1
• Lyon (France), 1
• Stevenage, 1
• Rushden & Diamonds, 1
• Salisbury City, 1
• Wycombe Wanderers, 1
• Schalke 04 (Germany), 1
• Yeovil Town, 1
• Sparta Prague (Czech R.), 1
• Staines Town 1
• Utrecht (Netherlands), 1
• Zenit St Petersburg (Russia), 1
• AFC Wimbledon, 0
• Burton Albion, 0

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