STATISTICS ON FOOTBALL-RELATED ARRESTS & BANNING ORDERS SEASON Home Office 23 October 2004

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1 STATISTICS ON FOOTBALL-RELATED ARRESTS & BANNING ORDERS SEASON Home Office 23 October

2 FOOTBALL OFFENCES SEASON Statistical Highlights Arrests for football related offences down by 1%, to 3,982 from 4,413 Level of arrests reflects the lingering domestic football disorder problems Substantial increase in the number of football banning orders, up to 2,596 on 18 October, from 1,794 on 14 August Targeted police operations resulted in hundreds of high quality football banning orders. 1,263 new bans were made between 15 August and 18 October Arrest levels remain low the highest league attendances for 34 years, 29,197,51 produced 3,1 arrests - an arrest rate of.1% Vast majority of matches remain trouble-free 5% of Premiership, 72% of 1 st Division, 82% of 2 nd Division and 89% of 3 rd Division matches had one arrest or less. Overall, during the season there was an average of 1.62 arrests per game 69% increase in the number of arrests for domestic breach of football banning order (from 37 to 63) reflecting an increased crackdown on individuals acting in breach of the terms of their order. No arrests, or evidence of anyone subject to a banning order attempting to travel overseas 57% of the total arrests were made outside of grounds, 85% of arrests for violent disorder outside of grounds 25% of matches completely police free Arrests of England fans decreased from 261 to 7 reflecting a highly successful Euro tournament Statistics for football-related arrests tell only part of the story and need to be placed in context. Some incidents, especially public disorder outside of grounds, may result in few arrests whereas, in other cases, a large number of arrests may be indicative of preventative police action.

3 FOOTBALL-RELATED OFFENCES - STATISTICS ON ARRESTS & BANNING ORDERS Data submitted by Police Football Intelligence Officers (FIOs) is compiled by the Football Banning Orders Authority for annual publication. Previous to 21/22 season data was gathered and published by the football section at the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS). During the last football season, FIOs gathered and submitted a wider range of data. This is reflected in the attached tables. Statistical Index Table 1 - Total Football Banning Orders as at 18 October and Banning Orders by Table 2 - Arrests by Competition and Type of Offence - Comparison with Season Table 3 - Ten Year Trend in Arrests and Attendances (League Matches only) Table 4 - Arrests and Attendances for all competitions in Season Table 5 - Arrests by (League Matches only) - Comparison with Season Table 6 - Arrests by, Place of Arrest, Type of Offence for matches involving Premier League Clubs Table 7 - Arrests by, Place of Arrest, Type of Offence for matches involving 1 st Division Clubs Table 8 - Arrests by, Place of Arrest, Type of Offence for matches involving 2 nd Division Clubs Table 9 - Arrests by, Place of Arrest, Type of Offence for matches involving 3 rd Division Clubs Table 1 - Arrests at matches with an International Dimension Table 11 - Arrests by Location (Inside / Outside stadia)

4 FOOTBALL BANNING ORDERS BY CLUB SUPPORTED (18 OCTOBER ) (numbers in brackets = Banning Orders issued between 15/8/ and 18/1/) TABLE1 18 OCTOBER - 2,596 (1,263) 14 AUGUST - 1,794 Premier League 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division Other Clubs BANS BANS BANS BANS BANS Arsenal 27 (16) Bradford City 25 (21) Barnsley 54 (42) Boston United 4 (4) Aberdeen 3 (3) Aston Villa 53 (31) Burnley 51 (15) Blackpool 4 (1) Bristol Rovers 1 (5) Aldershot Town 3 (3) Birmingham City 38 (19) Cardiff City 16 (39) Bournemouth 5 (5) Bury 6 (3) Barrow 2 () Blackburn Rovers 2 (13) Coventry City 56 (16) Brentford 3 (2) Cambridge United 7 () Canvey Island 1 (1) Bolton Wanderers 33 (13) Crewe Alexandra 7 (3) Brighton & Hove A. 13 (5) Carlisle United 42 (13) Celtic 9 () Charlton Athletic 12 (1) Crystal Palace 7 (5) Bristol City 41 (23) Cheltenham Town 1 (1) Chester City 3 () Chelsea 54 (2) Derby County 43 (34) Chesterfield 46 (17) Darlington 11 (8) Dundee 1 (1) Everton 23 (17) Gillingham 2 (1) Colchester United 11 (9) Doncaster Rovers 25 (11) Exeter City 5 (3) Fulham 6 (3) Ipswich Town 7 (6) Grimsby Town 21 (12) Huddersfield Town 23 (12) Hereford United 14 (8) Leeds United 78 (36) Millwall 89 (14) Hartlepool United 22 (9) Hull City 31 (26) Rangers 2 (2) Leicester City 37 (18) Norwich City 15 (7) Luton Town 3 (22) Kidderminster H. () Shrewsbury Town 2 (5) Liverpool 24 (1) Nottingham Forest 46 (26) Notts County 1 () Leyton Orient 4 (1) Stafford Rangers 1 () Manchester City 56 (19) Preston North End 14 (7) Oldham Athletic 19 (12) Lincoln City 32 (16) Stalybridge Celtic 3 (2) Manchester United 87 (45) Reading 8 (2) Peterborough Utd 31 (2) Macclesfield Town () Tamworth 1 () Middlesbrough 2 (12) Rotherham United 11 (6) Plymouth Argyle 32 (23) Mansfield Town 17 (9) AFC Telford United 9 (9) Newcastle United 37 (25) Sheffield United 64 (47) Port Vale 67 (46) Northampton Town 7 (2) Portsmouth 97 (7) Stoke City 126 (32) QPR 14 (6) Oxford United 15 (9) Southampton 22 (15) Sunderland 48 (31) Rushden & D. 3 () Rochdale 6 (3) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (12) Walsall 13 (1) Sheffield Wed. 29 (21) Scunthorpe United 26 (17) Wolverhampton W. 36 (14) Watford 12 (6) Stockport County 12 (3) Southend United 6 (5) West Bromwich A. 16 (9) Swindon Town 22 (7) Swansea City 26 (1) West Ham United 32 (7) Tranmere Rovers 6 (4) Torquay United () Wigan Athletic 3 (14) Wrexham 52 (24) Yeovil Town () Wimbledon 2 (2) Wycombe Wand. () York City 8 (7) (49) (36) (295) (162) (37) Source: Football Banning Orders Authority

5 COMPETITION ARRESTS BY TYPE OF OFFENCE & COMPETITION TABLE 2 VIOLENT DISORDER PUBLIC DISORDER THROWING MISSILES RACIST CHANTING PITCH INCURSION ALCOHOL OFFENCES TICKET TOUTING OFFENSIVE WEAPONS BREACH OF BANNING ORDER BREACH OF PEACE OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY MISC. PREMIERSHIP 1,137 1, st DIVISION nd DIVISON rd DIVISION FA CUP LEAGUE CUP (CARLING CUP) FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY (LDV VANS) PLAY-OFFS EUROPEAN CLUB CUPS (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE & UEFA CUP) INTERNATIONALS (ENGLAND & WALES) OTHER ,982 4, ,329 1, ,119 1,

6 FOOTBALL RELATED ARRESTS - TEN YEAR TREND (LEAGUE MATCHES ONLY) TABLE 3 SEASON Total League Attendances 29,197,51 28,346,386 27,756,977 26,3,167 25,341,9 25,435,542 24,692,68 22,783,163 21,844,416 21,856,2 Arrests Premiership 1,137 1,46 1,192 1,623 1,461 1,534 1,438 1,759 1,697 1,723 Division One , ,227 Division Two Division Three Total 3,1 3,355 2,977 3,391 3,137 3,341 3,37 3,577 3,441 3,85 Notes: For the purposes of comparison arrest and attendance data relates only to Football League and FA Premier League matches Source of arrest data 21- Football Banning Orders Authority Source of arrest data National Criminal Intelligence Service This year s statistics only include arrestable offences that are Football under Schedule 1 of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (as amended). The previous three years arrest figures, which included some arrests not listed under Schedule 1, have been adjusted accordingly FOOTBALL RELATED ARRESTS AND ATTENDANCES SEASON BY COMPETITION TABLE 4 League Competitions Total Attendance Arrests Cup Competitions Total Attendance Arrests Premiership 13,33,136 1,137 FA Cup 1,87, Division One 8,772, League Cup 1,267, Division Two 4,146, Football League Trophy 247, Division Three 2,975,99 48 Play Offs 388, European Cups 2,192, Internationals 1,16, Other* - 1 Total League 29,197,51 3,1 Total Cups / Internationals 6,983, * Other matches included are Friendlies, Football Conference, the Community Shield, FA Trophy and Under-21 internationals

7 LEAGUE MATCHES - FOOTBALL RELATED ARRESTS - SEASON / TABLE 5 Premier League Club Supported Arrests Arrests Arrests Arrests 1st Division Club Supported 2nd Division Club Supported 3rd Division Club Supported Arsenal Bradford City 5 25 AFC Bournemouth 13 9 Boston United 9 1 Aston Villa 7 84 Burnley Barnsley 1 54 Bristol Rovers 3 19 Birmingham City Cardiff City Blackpool 1 4 Bury 9 4 Blackburn Rovers Coventry City Brentford 7 8 Cambridge United 1 9 Bolton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra 5 5 Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United 1 34 Charlton Athletic 6 12 Crystal Palace Bristol City Cheltenham Town 4 8 Chelsea Derby County 4 68 Chesterfield 24 1 Darlington Everton 6 87 Gillingham 8 6 Colchester United 5 7 Doncaster Rovers 33 n/a Fulham 8 1 Ipswich Town Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Millwall Hartlepool United Hull City 9 1 Leicester City Norwich City Luton Town 19 3 Kidderminster Harriers Liverpool Nottingham Forest Notts County 3 8 Leyton Orient 13 4 Manchester City 7 91 Preston North End Oldham Athletic Lincoln City Manchester United Reading Peterborough United 13 9 Macclesfield Town Middlesbrough Rotherham United Plymouth Argyle Mansfield Town Newcastle United Sheffield United Port Vale Northampton Town 5 15 Portsmouth Stoke City Q.P.R Oxford United 19 8 Southampton Sunderland Rushden & Diamonds 1 Rochdale 3 4 Tottenham Hotspur Walsall 22 9 Sheffield Wednesday Scunthorpe United Wolverhampton Wand Watford 5 8 Stockport County 27 4 Southend United 5 5 West Bromwich Albion Swindon Town Swansea City 7 3 West Ham United Tranmere Rovers 5 12 Torquay United 3 Wigan Athletic Wrexham 12 7 Yeovil Town 3 n/a Wimbledon 4 6 Wycombe Wanderers 1 3 York City No Club Affiliation 66 7 No Club Affiliation No Club Affiliation 6 1 No Club Affiliation 1 3 1,137 1, , n/a: Arrest figures are not available for the seasons Boston United, Doncaster Rovers and Yeovil Town were not members of the Football League

8 ARRESTS BY CLUB SUPPORTED & TYPE OF OFFENCE (PREMIER LEAGUE) Where Arrested TABLE 6 Premier League (All Competitions) Total Arrests Home Away Violent Public Throwing Missiles Racist Chanting Pitch Incursion Alcohol Ticket Touting against Property Possession Offensive Weapon Banning Order Peace Misc. Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton W ,

9 ARRESTS BY CLUB SUPPORTED & TYPE OF OFFENCE (DIVISION ONE) Where Arrested TABLE 7 Division One (All Competitions) Total Arrests Home Away Violent Public Throwing Missiles Racist Chanting Pitch Incursion Alcohol Ticket Touting against Property Possession Offensive Weapon Banning Order Peace Misc. Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Walsall Watford West Bromwich Alb West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon ,

10 ARRESTS BY CLUB SUPPORTED & TYPE OF OFFENCE (DIVISION TWO) Where Arrested TABLE 8 Division Two (All Competitions) Total Arrests Home Away Violent Public Throwing Missiles Racist Chanting Pitch Incursion Alcohol Ticket Touting against Property Possession Offensive Weapon Banning Order Peace Misc. Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Alb Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Luton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale QPR Rushden & Diamonds Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers

11 ARRESTS BY CLUB SUPPORTED & TYPE OF OFFENCE (DIVISION THREE) Where Arrested TABLE 9 Division Three (All Competitions) Total Arrests Home Away Violent Public Throwing Missiles Racist Chanting Pitch Incursion Alcohol Ticket Touting against Property Possession Offensive Weapon Banning Order Peace Misc. Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Darlington Doncaster Rovers Huddersfield Town Hull City Kidderminster Harr. Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oxford United Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Yeovil Town York City

12 ARRESTS AT MATCHES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION TABLE 1 SEASON () Competition Internationals Matches (Home and Away) European Club Matches (in England or Wales) European Club Matches (outside of England and Wales) Total 75 (268) 13 (134) 52 (31) Violent 14 (29) 5 (2) 14 (6) Public 27 (52) 31 (78) 13 (15) Throwing Missiles (1) 2 (2) Racist Chanting 2 (3) (1) TYPE OF OFFENCE Pitch Incursion 2 (1) (4) Alcohol 8 (54) 39 (29) Ticket Touting (14) Explanatory Notes 1. International matches - 51% of arrests occurred at England v Croatia match at Ipswich in August. () Offensive Weapons 2. Number of arrests at England and Wales international matches by match: Match Arrests Match Arrests England v Croatia 2/8/3 England v Liechtenstein 1/9/3 England v Denmark 16/11/3 England v Japan 1/6/4 England v Iceland 5/6/ () () 12 (4) Portugal v England 18/2/4 France v England 13/6/4 Wales v Scotland 18/2/4 1 (3) () (2) (3) 1 () Banning Order (1) 1 () 1 () the Peace Offenses against Property 15 (95) 4 () () (7) () 8 () Misc. 7 () 11 (15) 3 (6) 3. Home European Club Competitions There were no large-scale arrests at any European club match played in England or Wales. The largest number of arrests was 2 at Chelsea v Arsenal. The remaining 83 arrests were evenly distributed amongst 34 matches. Some of the arrests were supporters of visiting sides. 4 Away European Club Competitions - estimated 5-6, English fans followed their clubs overseas to 31 competitive European club matches. These matches produced less than 2 arrests per game. 5. Away European Club Competitions - Reports provided by various sources reveal that English fans were subject to unprovoked attacks on several occasions, including significant assaults by missiles and fireworks. At least 2 English fans sustained significant injuries.

13 ARRESTS BY LOCATION (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF STADIA) TABLE 11 Type of Offence Violent Public Throwing Missiles Racist chanting Pitch Incursion Alcohol Ticket touting Poss. Offensive Weapons Banning Order Peace Against Property Misc. INSIDE STADIA ,732 OUTSIDE STADIA , , , ,982