Report reveals which top 10 clubs had most arrests for past six seasons

With fans set to be allowed back into stadiums, a report reveals which top 10 clubs had the most arrests for the past six seasons.

Us football fans are well-known for being rather passionate when it comes to supporting our own team, dedicating our own time and money going up and down the country following them, celebrating their successes and commiserating in their losses.

However, this passion can sometimes reach boiling point and result in some fans getting themselves into a bit of trouble.

No matter what part of the country the team is based or what league they’re in, there will always be a few supporters who take things a little too far, keeping the local police busy on match days.

OLGB.com wanted to find out which teams have the worst (and best) behaved fans, so let’s take a look at government data relating to arrests made inside and outside of the football grounds in the 24 hour period surrounding match days. This data covers the past six seasons, so totals are taken, combining all six years of data.

The data shows us that some fans behave worse than others, and some clubs seem to have high numbers of badly behaved fans, with Championship outfit Birmingham City having the highest number of arrests over the past six seasons.

1) BIRMINGHAM – Data published by OLGB.com show that 330 Birmingham fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons.

91 of that were for violence in the stands and outside the grounds, 108 were arrested for public disorder, and the remaining 36 was for throwing objects at other fans, players, or match officials during a game.

Birmingham had the second most recorded football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to new figures released by the Home Office.

49 arrests were made, with 12% of them made at home games and the most common offence type were violent disorder (33 arrests).

2) LEEDS – Data published by OLGB.com show that 305 Leeds fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons with 85 of that arrested for public disorder.

Leeds recorded more football-related arrests than any other club in England and Wales in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

52 arrests were made, with 56% of them made at home games and the most common offence type were public disorder (19 arrests).

3) MAN UTD – Data published by OLGB.com show that 271 Manchester United fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds.

Over the past six seasons, 81 of that figure was arrested for public disorder.

Man Utd ranked 17th for football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

4) ASTON VILLA – Data published by OLGB.com show that 259 Aston Villa fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons with 89 of that arrested for public disorder.

Aston Villa had the fourth highest recorded football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

31 arrests were made, with 48% of them made at home games and the most common offence type were public disorder (17 arrests).

We continue our look at a report which reveals the top 10 clubs who had most arrests for the past six seasons…

5) SUNDERLAND – Data published by OLGB.com show that 227 Sunderland fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons with 80 of that arrested for public disorder.

Sunderland didn’t make the top 20 highest recorded football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign.

Many will remember however that Sunderland fans were left injured after being pelted with bottles and smoke bombs after clashing with trouble-making Coventry fans at the Stadium of Light. There was also fighting between the two sets of fans in a bar.

6) WEST HAM – Data published by OLGB.com show that 224 West Ham fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons with 52 of that arrested for violent disorder and 28 for throwing missiles.

West Ham had the fifth most recorded football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to new figures released by the Home Office.

30 arrests were made, with 53% of them made at home games and the most common offence type were throwing missiles (9 arrests).

Someones only gone and set a flare off in a friendly, only West Ham 😂 #fulwhu #COYI pic.twitter.com/yO49qSFN7N

— Dan Lawless ⚒ #GSBOUT (@TheLawless) July 27, 2019

7) MAN CITY – Data published by OLGB.com show that 224 Manchester City fans have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons.

Man City ranked 6th for football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

One well known incident saw Man City ‘fans’ make disgusting plane gestures to Man Utd supporters, spoiling what was a tense Carabao Cup semi final clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Footage was uploaded to social media showing the sickening moment of from those in the home end mocking the Munich air disaster, which came in the 40th minute of the game.

RT and make sure this man gets what he deserves. @ManUtd @ManCity pic.twitter.com/X7ID0Pz7gl

— MU 🔰 (@UtdBaII) January 29, 2020

8) SHEFFIELD UTD – Data published by OLGB.com show that 216 Sheffield United have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons.

49 of those was because of violent disorder whilst 80 was for public disorder.

Sheffield United ranked 19th for football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

9) PORTSMOUTH – Data published by OLGB.com show that 197 Portsmouth have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons.

Of Pompey’s 197 arrests, 65 of these were for violent disorder, which is where three or more people use or threaten the use of violence.

Portsmouth ranked 12th for football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

10) MILLWALL – Data published by OLGB.com show that 197 Millwall have been arrested inside and outside of grounds over the past six seasons.

It’s found that 69 of the fans arrested were for violent disorder.

Millwall ranked 16th for football-related arrests in the 2019/20 campaign, according to figures released by the Home Office.

(The following stats are based on the last six seasons)

WORST BEHAVED FANS BY LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP – Birmingham (330 arrests)
PREMIER LEAGUE – Leeds (305 arrests)
LEAGUE ONE – Sunderland (227 arrests)
LEAGUE TWO – Bolton (121 arrests)
NATIONAL LEAGUE – Chesterfield (51 arrests)

MOST ARRESTS FOR VIOLENT DISORDER
Birmingham (91 arrests)
Millwall (69 arrests)
Portsmouth (65 arrests)
West Ham (52 arrests)
Sheffield Utd (49 arrests)

MOST ARRESTS FOR PUBLIC DISORDER
Birmingham (108 arrests)
Aston Villa (89 arrests)
Leeds (85 arrests)
Man Utd (81 arrests)
Sheffield Utd (80 arrests)
Sunderland (80 arrests)

MOST ARRESTS FOR MISSILE THROWING
Stoke (39 arrests)
Birmingham (36 arrests)
Wolves (30 arrests)
West Ham (28 arrests)
Arsenal (27 arrests)

BEST BEHAVED FANS
Eastleigh (1 arrests)
Dag & Red (3 arrests)
Morecambe (4 arrests)
Burton (4 arrests)
Accrington (5 arrests)
Dover (5 arrests)
Crawley (6 arrests)
Cambridge (7 arrests)
Cheltenham (8 arrests)
Forest Green (11 arrests)

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