The Fishy - Grimsby Town FC

Question of the Week

Is football a business or a sport?




Aggro!!
Aggro!!

Football Violence and Banning Orders

By: Bill Osborne
Date: 23/10/2007

THE Home Office have issued the latest figures relating to football violence and other offences and listings of banning orders by club. Grimsby still have more banning orders than any team in League Two.

Football ­Related Arrests and Banning Orders Season 2006/7

Statistical Highlights

  • 6% decrease in arrests for violent disorder - the worst types of football ­related violent criminality.

  • 46% decrease in arrests for football violence over the last three seasons. Arrests for football violence now the lowest on record.

  • Overall increase of 8% in arrests for all types of football ­related offences reflecting tougher police approach to anti ­social and disorderly behaviour likely to spoil match day experience for the vast majority of football supporters.

  • Total attendance at football matches involving English and Welsh clubs and international teams increased by 5% to more than 38.6 million.

  • With just 3,788 arrests, this represents just 0.01% of spectators.

  • During the season an average of 1.21 arrests were made per match (inside and outside of stadia) - overall 57% of arrests outside and away from stadia.

  • One arrest or less was made at 77% of matches. No arrests at 68% of all matches.

  • Arrests for racist chanting down 25% ­ to the lowest level on record. Arrests for missile throwing up to 97 as police clamp down on early season spate of high profile missile incidents.

  • 43% of all matches were police free - continuing to free police resources to deal with local police and community priorities.

  • The number of football banning orders decreased by 5%, down to 3,203 on 9 August 2007 from 3,387 on 10 October 2006. This represents

  • 644 new banning orders imposed during the period. Orders are time limited and expiring all the time.

    Banning orders are proportionate - more than 64% of individuals convicted of football violence were made subject to banning orders compared to less than 8% of those arrested for alcohol ­related offences.

    Banning orders work - since 2000, 94% of individuals whose orders have expired are assessed by police as no longer posing a risk of football disorder.

    Football Banning Orders by Club Supported (9th August 2007

    The 2nd column shows the total number of banning orders against risk supporters of each club. The 3rd column shows the number of banning orders imposed between 10th October 2006 and 9th August 2007.
    Total 9th August 2007 - 3,203 (644 imposed since last annual statistics)
    Total 10th October 2006 - 3,387

    Arsenal 42 5 Barnsley 66 19
    Aston Villa 81 3 Blackpool 16 14
    Birmingham City 54 12 Bristol City 26 6
    Blackburn Rovers 17 2 Burnley 57 4
    Bolton Wanderers 50 9 Cardiff City 114 25
    Chelsea 84 14 Charlton Athletic 22 3
    Derby County 46 14 Colchester United 21 4
    Everton 41 8 Coventry City 91 12
    Fulham 5 0 Crystal Palace 15 3
    Liverpool 64 17 Hull City 64 6
    Manchester City 60 15 Ipswich Town 12 7
    Manchester United 90 20 Leicester City 33 5
    Middlesbrough 62 15 Norwich City 9 0
    Newcastle United 39 21 Plymouth Argyle 64 10
    Portsmouth 95 1 Preston North End 20 2
    Reading 18 3 Q.P.R. 24 3
    Sunderland 48 19 Scunthorpe United 31 3
    Tottenham Hotspur 37 14 Sheffield United 52 7
    West Ham United 46 4 Sheffield Wednesday 89 16
    Wigan Athletic 30 4 Southampton 24 3
          Stoke City 102 10
          Watford 12 2
          West Bromwich Alb. 45 7
          Wolverhampton W. 52 15
    TOTAL 1,009   TOTAL 1,061  
               
               
    Bournemouth 9 2 Accrington Stanley 0 0
    Brighton & Hove 14 2 Barnet 7 6
    Bristol Rovers 14 8 Bradford City 26 2
    Carlisle United 12 2 Brentford 4 3
    Cheltenham Town 4 0 Bury 7 1
    Crewe Alexandra 6 4 Chester City 6 3
    Doncaster Rovers 18 1 Chesterfield 31 1
    Gillingham 0 0 Dagenham & Redb'ge 0 0
    Hartlepool United 23 14 Darlington 31 16
    Huddersfield Town 31 7 Grimsby Town 49 7
    Leeds United 118 30 Hereford United 13 5
    Leyton Orient 4 2 Lincoln City 37 14
    Luton Town 28 0 Macclesfield Town 3 0
    Millwall 111 13 Mansfield Town 29 3
    Northampton Town 7 4 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0
    Nottingham Forest 54 10 Morecambe 2 2
    Oldham Athletic 10 2 Notts County 15 5
    Port Vale 23 4 Peterborough United 28 9
    Southend United 11 4 Rochdale 5 3
    Swansea City 45 20 Rotherham United 16 4
    Swindon Town 25 2 Shrewsbury Town 19 6
    Tranmere Rovers 39 1 Stockport County 21 8
    Walsall 20 0 Wrexham 39 2
    Yeovil Town 1 1 Wycombe Wand. 0 0
    TOTAL 627   TOTAL 388  
               
               
    Aberdeen 3 0      
    Ajax 1 0      
    Aldershot Town 17 2      
    Boston United 11 0      
    Cambridge United 2 0      
    Celtic 7 1      
    Exeter City 11 5      
    Fenerbahce 1 1      
    Halifax Town 4 0      
    Kettering Town 1 0      
    Kidderminster H. 3 0      
    Leek Town 3 0      
    Nuneaton Borough 3 0      
    Oxford United 22 2      
    Rangers 2 0      
    Rushden & Dmnds 1 0      
    Scarborough 2 0      
    Stafford Rangers 1 1      
    Tamworth 1 1      
    AFC Telford United 3 1      
    Workington 1 1      
    York City 18 10      
    TOTAL 118        

    Add To Facebook


    This site is by the fans, for the fans, and we will consider articles on any subject relating to the Mariners whether it be related to current news, a nostalgic look back in the past, a story about a player, a game or games in the past, something about Blundell Park or football in general. Click here to submit your article!


    Related Stories


    Forum Latest
    Thread TitlePostsLatest Post
    Jason Stockwood46TAGG22/11 22:19
    40 years ago19Heswall Mariner22/11 22:10
    Swindon  Appoint Holloway161Yoda22/11 22:06
    Prediction Thread Colchester Home43IowaMariner22/11 20:45
    BOXING DAY15barralad22/11 19:52
    "Beat the Clock"  Colchester23Grimal22/11 18:26
    JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW 42LocalLadGTFC22/11 18:14
    Fun weather forecast for Saturday34Maringer22/11 17:36
    Colchester Saturday19wuffing22/11 11:58
    It’s all gone ‘quite’10SpiritOf9822/11 09:16