which were the years of the worst football hooliganism
In 1885, one of the first ever reported instances of football violence came when Preston North Endâs âInvinciblesâ team defeated Aston Villa in a friendly match. After the game, both sides were pelted with stones, sticks and fists as they left the pitch.
The 2,363 arrests during the 2011-12 season was the lowest on record and a huge drop from 3,391 in 2009-10. Last season, with arrests rising, there were 589 new football banning orders â taking the total number nationally to 2,451.