Burnley FC supporters are among those detained the most in the Premier League.
Only West Ham United, Manchester United, Leeds United, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur supporter bases have had more footballed related arrests
Burnley FC are mong the worst offending fanbases for football related arrests, data has revealed. It comes as West Ham United takes the unwanted top spot on the rankings.
Hammers fans were arrested 89 times for football related incidents last season, according to the latest figures from the Home Office. That’s more than fans of any other club.
A total of 27 arrests were for public disorder, while another 23 were for throwing missiles. That’s by far the highest number of arrests for throwing missiles. Manchester United had the next highest number of arrests with a total of 83.
Leeds United have the next most with 69, followed by Manchester City with 66, Arsenal with 51, Tottenham with 51 and Burnley with 50. There were a total of 2,264 football related arrests in the top five divisions in England and Wales last season.
That’s up from 2,198 the season before. It’s also the highest number since the 2013/14 season when there were 2,273.
However, football matches had a combined attendance of 45.4 million people last season according to the Home Office figures. That suggests an arrest rate of just 0.005%, or five arrests for every 100,000 people.
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