FootBall Hooliganism
Posted on February 27, 2008 Filed Under Basics of Football
Football hooliganism (sometimes described as the English Disease) is a group of football supporters for a particular club. Fights between supporters of rival teams sometimes take place immediately before or after
football matches; often at pre-arranged locations away from stadiums, in order to avoid police. Another name for such a group is known as Football Firm. In reality these are gangs formed by fan which cant play good but still want to be part of a club. This is illegal. Mostly found in Europe.
The first recorded instances of football hooliganism in the modern game took place in the 1880s in England, a period when gangs of supporters would intimidate neighbourhoods, as well as attack referees and opposing supporters and players.
A list of well known Firms in England are:
* Arsenal F.C. – Gooners, The Herd
* Aston Villa F.C. – Villa Youth, Steamers, Villa Hardcore, C-Crew
* Birmingham City F.C. – Zulus
* Blackpool F.C. – The Muckers
* Bradford City A.F.C. – The Ointment
* Bristol City F.C. – City Service Firm
* Burnley F.C. – Suicide Squad
* Carlisle United – Border City Firm
* Chelsea F.C. – Headhunters
* Derby County F.C. – Derby Lunatic Fringe
* Everton F.C. – County Road Cutters
* Hull City F.C. – Hull City Psychos
* Leeds United A.F.C. – Leeds United Service Crew
* Leicester City – Baby Squad
* Liverpool F.C. – The Urchins
* Luton Town F.C. – The MIGs
* Manchester City F.C. – Guvnors
* Manchester United F.C. – The Red Army
* Middlesbrough F.C. – The Frontline
* Millwall F.C. – Bushwackers
* Newcastle United F.C. – The Gremlins
* Nottingham Forest F.C. – Forest Executive Crew
* Oldham Athletic – Fine Young Casuals
* Plymouth Argyle – The Central Element
* Portsmouth F.C. – 6.57 Crew
* Preston North End F.C. – Preston Para Squad
* Sheffield United F.C. – Blades Business Crew
* Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – Owls Crime Squa
* Stoke City F.C. – Naughty Forty
* Sunderland A.F.C. – Seaburn Casuals
* Swindon Town F.C. – The Aggro Boys; Swindon Active Service (SAS)
* Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – Yid Army
* West Bromwich Albion – Section Five
* West Ham United F.C. – Inter City Firm
* Wolverhampton Wanderers – Subway Army
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