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Topics: Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, West Ham United, Arsenal
Matthew Holt
Topics: Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, West Ham United, Arsenal
The Home Office have released their latest findings on which Premier League club had the worst-behaved supporters last season.
The figures for the 2023/24 campaign shows one side are repeat offenders when it comes to football-related arrests and banning orders.
Published by the government on Thursday, the data revealed how the London-based side have seen an increase of 14 incidents from last season.
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As relayed by Standard Sport, West Ham United top the chart with 103 separate arrests or banning orders issued.
The figure is up from 89 arrests for Hammers fans during the 2022/23 season, which hasn't pleased the hierarchy at the club.
A West Ham spokesperson said about the club finishing top: “The club deploys a pro-active zero-tolerance approach to eradicate discrimination in our game.
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“The club has improved and robust systems and procedures in place on matchdays at London Stadium, which sees pro-active tactics being deployed, including use of panoramic state-of-the-art CCTV, correlating with the increased number of arrests and bans for certain offences.
“Importantly, the club works closely with relevant authorities to re-educate supporters who have committed offences.”
Last season, 88 fans from both Manchester City and Manchester United were detained, with the rivals tied for second place.
Arsenal followed with 85 and 67 supporters from Chelsea were also detained. Across all five fanbases, instances of "public disorder" was the crime cited as being most frequently carried out.
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Championship outfit West Brom had the highest increase of arrests in the 2023/24 season when compared to the campaign before, with 11 arrests rising to 51.
The Home Office report stated: “In the 2023 to 2024 football season there were 2,584 football-related arrests, a 14% increase (+320) compared with the 2022 to 2023 season, driven by an increase in arrests for the possession of class A drugs (+144) and arrests made in England and Wales relating to overseas tournaments (+180).
“Data taken on 1 August 2024 showed there were a total of 2,172 football banning orders in force in England and Wales, an increase of 34% compared with 1 August 2023 (1,624).
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"Within the 2023 to 2024 football season, 825 new banning orders were issued, an increase of 21% compared with the 2022 to 2023 football season.”