List of hooligan firms
Appearance
This is a list of recognized hooligan firms or football firms, which are groups that have been verified as participating in football hooliganism or other sports-related hooliganism.
England
- Arsenal F.C. – Gooners, The Herd[1]
- Aston Villa F.C. – Villa Youth, Steamers, Villa Hardcore[2]
- Birmingham City F.C. – Zulus[3]
- Blackpool F.C. – The Muckers[4]
- Bradford City F.C. – The Ointment [5]
- Burnley F.C. – Suicide Squad [6]
- Carlisle United – Border City Firm [7]
- Chelsea F.C. – Headhunters[8]
- Derby County F.C. – Derby Lunatic Fringe[9]
- Hull City F.C. – City Psychos[10]
- Leeds United A.F.C. – Service Crew[11]
- Leicester City – Baby Squad[12]
- Luton Town F.C. – The MIGs[13]
- Manchester United F.C. – The Red Army [14]
- Middlesbrough F.C. – The Frontline[15]
- Millwall F.C. – Bushwackers[16]
- Newcastle United F.C. – Newcastle Gremlins[17]
- Nottingham Forest F.C. – Forest Executive Crew[18]
- Oldham Athletic – Fine Young Casuals[19]
- Plymouth Argyle – The Central Element[20]
- Portsmouth F.C. -– 6.57 Crew[21]
- Preston North End F.C. – Preston Para Squad[22]
- Sheffield United F.C. – Blades Business Crew[23][24]
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – Owls Crime Squad[25]
- Stoke City F.C. – Naughty Forty[26]
- Sunderland A.F.C. – Seaburn Casuals [17]
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – Yid Army[27]
- West Bromwich Albion – Section Five[28]
- West Ham United F.C. – Inter City Firm[29]
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Subway Army[30]
France
- Paris Saint-Germain – Commando Pirate,[31] Casual Firm, Indépendants[32]
Israel
- Beitar Jerusalem – La Familia[33]
Norway
- S.K. Brann – Bergen Casuals[34]
- I.K. Start – Christianssands Herreekvipasje[35]
Poland
- Cracovia Kraków – Jude Gang[36]; Antywisła[37]
- Wisła Kraków – Sharks,[37] Devils[37]
- Lech Poznań – Young Freaks '98 [38]
Scotland
- Aberdeen F.C. – Aberdeen Soccer Casuals[39]
- Airdrie United F.C. - Section B[40]
- Celtic F.C. - Celtic Soccer Crew[41]
- Dundee F.C. & Dundee United F.C. – The Utility[39]
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Casual Soccer Firm[42]
- Hibernian F.C. – Capital City Service [42]
- Motherwell F.C. – Saturday Service[39]
- Rangers F.C. - Inter City Firm [41]
Sweden
- AIK (football club) – Firman Boys[43];Baby Boys[44]
- BS BolticGöta/Degerfors IF/Färjestads BK – Värmlandsalliansen[46]
- Djurgårdens IF – Djurgårdens Fina Grabbar,[45] Djurgårdens Mellersta Grabbar,[45] Djurgårdens Yngsta[45] Djurgårdens Baby Grabbar[45]
- GAIS – Gärningsmännen,[47] GAIS Yngre[47]
- IFK Göteborg – Wisemen,[45] Gothenburg Youth Division[45] Youth Crew Gothenburg[45]
- Hammarby IF – Kompisgänget Bajen,[45] Bajen Baby Squad[48] Bajens Yngsta[48]
- Helsingborgs IF – Frontline,[48] Hbg Yngre[48]
- Kalmar FF – Kalmarfamiljen[49]
- Linköpings HC – Cluben Casuals[50]
- Malmö FF – Sky Blue Crew[48]
- Västerås SK – VSK Casuals[51]
Wales
- Cardiff City Soul Crew[52]
- Wrexham Front Line ]] [52]
See also
References
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Lowles, Nick (2005). Hooligans: A-L of Britain's Football Gangs. Wrea Green: Milo Books. p. 25. ISBN 1903854415.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Gall, Carolin (2005). Zulus: A Football Hooligan Gang. Lytham: Milo. ISBN 1-903854-48-2.
- ^ Stocks, Rob (2006-11-23). "Hooligans not welcome here". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
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(help) - ^ Porter, Andrew (2005). Suicide Squad: The story of a hooligan firm. Wrea Green: Milo. ISBN 978-1903854464.
- ^ McNee (1999). England's number One. P.I.G. ISBN 10096661030X.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Ward, Colin (2000). Armed for the Match: The Troubles and Trials of the Chelsea Headhunters. London: Headline. ISBN 0-7472-6292-6.
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(help) - ^ Tordoff, Shaun (2002). City Psychos: From the Monte Carlo Mob to the Silver Cod Squad, Four Decades of Terrace Terror. Ramsbottom: Milo. ISBN 1-903854-13-X.
- ^ Brown, Jonathan (2005-07-16). "London Bombings: Muslim fears of revenge attacks grow". The Independent. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
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"Hooligans troublespots - Leicester City". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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(help) - ^ Robinson, Tommy (2006). MIG Down. Pennant Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0955039409.
- ^ O'Neill, Tony (2004). Red Army General: The Inside Story of the World's Most Infamous Football Firm. Lytham: Milo. ISBN 1-903854-32-6.
- ^ Debrick, Paul (2005). The Brick: A Hooligan's Story. Milo. ISBN 1-903854-47-4.
- ^ "Injured officer describes 'battlefield'". BBC News. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
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Fielding, Robert (2002-03-12). "Fight like 'scene from Braveheart'". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
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(help) - ^ Clarke, Gary (2005). TInside the "Forest Executive Crew". Head-Hunter. ISBN 978-0954854232.
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"Hooligans troublespots - Oldham Athletic". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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(help) - ^ "Five jailed over attack on fans". BBC News. 2005-09-18. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
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(help) - ^ Pennant, Cass (2004). Rolling with the 6.57 Crew. Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1844540723.
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"Hooligans troublespots - Sheffield United". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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Cowens, Steve (2001). Blades Business Crew: The Inside Story of a Football Hooligan Gang. London: Milo Books. ISBN 978-0953084784.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Allen, Paul (2005). Flying with the Owls Crime Squad. London: John Blake. ISBN 1-84454-093-6.
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suggested) (help) - ^ McMullan, Laura (2003-10-01). "Reformed Naughty Forty hooligan tells his tale". BBC. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
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(help) - ^ "Hooligans". BBC. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
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Kelly, John (2002-05-19). "Woz on the telly: Bunch of cowards". The Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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(help) - ^ Pennant, Cass (2003). Congratulations You Have Just Met the ICF. Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1904034858.
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"Hooligans troublespots - Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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(help) - ^ Thiolay, Boris (2003-05-08). "Moi Fred hooligan du PSG". l'Express. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
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(help) - ^ Pugmire, Jerome (2006-04-20). "Racist insults infiltrate French soccer stadium". The Boston - Bay State Banner. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
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(help) - ^ "200 Rockets, riots and rivalry". The Guardian. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
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Olsen, Bjørn Thomas (2006-04-30). "Gjengoppgjør midt i sentrum" (in Template:No icon). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
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"Derby spotligh - Wisla Kraków and Cracovia Kraków". football derbies. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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(help) - ^ Wozińska, Ewa. "Niech zwycięża Lech!". Gazeta Poznańska.
- ^ a b c Didcock, Barry (2005-05-08). "Casuals: The Lost Tribe of Britain". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
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(help) - ^ Dowdalls, Alex (2006-11-17). "Airdrie fan banned from every UK football ground". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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(help) - ^ a b O'Kane, John (2006-09-10). "No beef with United in my 21 years in Celtic hooligan firm". Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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(help) - ^ a b McEwen, Alan (2006-10-24). "Police hunt city derby casuals". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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Mikael Priks (2007-06-01). "Are thugs affected by external nuisance? Evidence from the Swedish hooligan scene" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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Walmsley, Andrew (2007-08-08). "Social nuances hold sway in search (30 seconds on hooliganism)". TMCnet News. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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(help) - ^ Karlsson, Emil (2006-11-13). ""Kicken är obeskrivlig"". Expressen. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
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(help) - ^ a b Askerup, Fredrik (2005-10-22). "Huliganlivet: Våld, droger och dyra märkeskläder". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
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(help) - ^ "Våldet närmar sig Kalmar FF". Sveriges Radio. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
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(help) - ^ "Ny "firma" bakom våld vid LHC-matcher". Östgöta Correspondenten. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
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(help) - ^ "Vissa VSK-supportrar bara ute för att slåss". Sveriges Television. 2005-07-14. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
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(help) - ^ a b "Cardiff and the hooligan element". BBC News. 2003-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
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External links
- Hooli-News Latest hooligan-related news and information from around the world.
- Three-part BBC2 investigation on football firms from 2002
- Running with the 'Naughty Forty', part of the BBC2 2002 investigation