2001/2002
Banning Orders - The Top 20
1.Cardiff City 99
2.Stoke City 87
3.Leeds United 64
4.Derby County 35
5.Man City 30
6.Bristol City 25
7.Coventry City 20
8.Wigan Athletic 19
9.Manchester United 18
10.Birmingham City 17
11.Millwall 17
12.Hull City 17
13.Swansea City 16
14.Chelsea 15
15.Swindon Town 14
16.Reading 13
17.Wolves 12
18.Shrewsbury Town 12
19.Burnley 12
20.Chesterfield 12
(09 August 2002)
37 Rams Fans On Football'S List Of Shame
Football hooligans in Derby were yesterday named amongst the most notorious in the UK, as the Home Office revealed a two-fold rise in the number of people banned from soccer grounds.
Derby County has a total of 37 supporters barred from attending domestic and international football matches, the second highest amongst Premiership clubs last year, as reported in later editions yesterday.
Only Cardiff City, Stoke City and Leeds United have more supporters subject to the bans under the Football (Disorder) Act 2000, which seeks to prevent known or potential troublemakers from attending games.
The number of banning orders imposed by courts across the country rose to 1,149, compared with 687 in August, 2001.
Arrests of hooligans for violence or public disorder fell from 1,813 in 2000/2001 to 1,680 in 2001/2002.
At the World Cup in Japan, only one England supporter was arrested for violence or public disorder, with a further 12 arrested for ticket-touting.
A***** C***** (37), of Derby, was refused entry to Korea on May 19 as he was subject to a banning order.
Sergeant Colin Nellist, of the Derby police football liaison unit, said: "We are not happy to make any arrests at football matches but feel that measures we are taking in partnership with the club are working.
"There is no specific problem at Pride Park and the banning orders are an effective tool to help keep organised troublemakers away.
"The number of arrests in the last season was virtually the same as the number in the previous season.
"Whatever the statistics say, Derby is a safe place to watch football, with a family-friendly atmosphere."
Figures concerning Derby County show a total of 30 arrests across all competitions in the past 12 months, 19 at home and 11 at away games.
One arrest was for violent disorder, 16 for public disorder, two for throwing missiles, two for running on to the pitch and nine for alcohol offences.
Statistics for all league matches showed the second lowest number of arrests ever recorded - down 30 per cent on 10 years ago.
Out of a total of 27,761,187 fans attending league matches, only 3,214 - 0.01 per cent - were arrested.
John Denham, the Government minister for Police and Crime Reduction, said: "It will be particularly important to secure banning orders against identified troublemakers, so that we can prevent them travelling to Euro 2004 in Portugal and the World Cup in Germany."