West Ham top the most unwanted league table as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all in top ten
West Ham United topped the football arrest league for England and Wales last season.
A total of 103 Hammers fans were arrested for football-related offences in 20223/24 according to the latest figures from the Home Office.
Half of those arrests (52) were for public disorder, while 24 were for possession of a class A drug.
Manchester City and Manchester United were joint second in the arrest table. Fans of both clubs were arrested 88 times last season. Both clubs also had 20 arrests for possession of class A drugs.
Arsenal were in fourth place in the arrest league with 85 arrests. The Gunners are followed by Chelsea (67), Newcastle (61), Tottenham (55), West Brom (51) and Millwall (47).
The number of football-related arrests increased by 14% last year, going from 2,264 in 2022/23 to 2,584 in 2023/24.
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Only nine of last season’s arrests were for racist chanting though, down from 23 the season before and a peak of 44 in 2010/11.
The number of people arrested for possessing class A drugs in or outside of the stadium rose from 200 in 22/23 to 344 last season. Those are the only two years that crime has been recorded.
West Ham also top the list of clubs for new banning orders issued against fans with 49 in total. That’s compared to 30 for Everton supporters, 26 for Manchester City fans and 25 for Manchester United fans.
While the number of arrests is on the rise, the Home Office figures show that there are still relatively few when compared to attendances.
The number of arrests works out as 5.5 for every 100,000 people attending a football match last season.
Top 10 most football-related arrests in 2023/24
1. West Ham United: 103
2. Manchester City: 88
2. Manchester United: 88
4. Arsenal: 85
5. Chelsea: 67
6. Newcastle United: 61
7. Tottenham Hotspur: 55
8. West Bromwich Albion: 51
9. Millwall: 47
10. Liverpool: 46
Top 10 clubs with new banning orders issued
West Ham United: 49
Everton: 30
Arsenal: 28
Manchester City: 26
Manchester United: 25
Chelsea: 24
Liverpool: 24
Leicester City: 23
Millwall: 22
Birmingham City: 21