They may not have lifted much in the way of major silverware in the last 60 years, but Newcastle United have once again proven to be the dominant force in UK football when it comes to lifting one title year after year.
The Magpies have topped the league for the worst behaved fans in England and Wales for the third time running, it has been revealed.
Newcastle fans have been served more banning orders than any other club in the UK, receiving 111 orders, which is actually a decrease on the 124 they received last year and the 132 for the 2014/15 season.
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The worst behaved fans in England and Wales. Then again, if you had Mike Ashley for an owner, you'd most likely be prone to twatting police horses and the like on a regular basis. Image: PA
The Premier League club were followed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in second place, with 75 banning orders, while London rivals and Football Factory favourites West Ham and Millwall finished in third and fourth place, receiving a total of 57 and 55 bans, respectively.
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Football related arrests have decreased significantly over the past year, with 2017 seeing a 14% drop in arrests, from 1,895 to 1,638 over the last 12 months.
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The drop is the sixth successive year the number has fallen, with the 2010/11 season seeing 3,174 fans arrested - an impressive 39% drop in the space of six years.
The most arrests took place in the Championship, this year with 620 fans from the second tier being arrested in comparison with 507 from Premier League clubs.
The full breakdown of the top 10 clubs in the Premier League and overall can be seen below, via the Mirror:
TOP 10
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1. Newcastle United - 111
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 75
3. West Ham United - 57
4. Millwall - 55
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5. Manchester United - 49
6. Liverpool - 44
7. Barnsley - 43
8. Chelsea - 42
9. Birmingham City - 41
10. Burnley - 39
= Bristol City - 39
= Bristol Rovers - 39
PREMIER LEAGUE
*Total 507
AFC Bournemouth 4
Arsenal 23
Burnley 39
Chelsea 42
Crystal Palace 22
Everton 30
Hull City 21
Leicester City 10
Liverpool 44
Manchester City 18
Manchester United 49
Middlesbrough 33
Southampton 16
Stoke City 12
Sunderland 23
Swansea City 10
Tottenham Hotspur 28
Watford 10
West Bromwich Albion 16
West Ham United 57
(H/T The Mirror)
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