Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:20 pm
Cardiff City, Millwall and Leeds United fans top football banning orders table for Championship
26 NOV 2015
BY PAUL ABBANDONATO
New Home Office figures reveal Cardiff fans are high up on Championship banning order list, with only Newcastle, Chelsea and West Ham having more in Premier League
Cardiff City have the third-highest number of banning orders in the Championship
Cardiff City fans had the third highest number of banning orders in the Championship last season, according to official Home Office statistics just released.
In total there are currently 56 banning orders slapped on Bluebirds supporters, with only Millwall (64) and Leeds (58) having more.
Newly-promoted Bristol City also feature highly on the list with 62, but they were playing in League One for the majority of the period covered by the Home Office figures. It centres around September 2014 through to September 2015.
There were 13 new banning orders issued on Cardiff fans by the authorities during the 12-month period concerned. In the Championship only Wolves (22) and Leeds (20) received more.
The Bluebirds' hierarchy have worked tirelessly behind the scenes down the years to try to eradicate any problems, working closely with supporters' groups.
Incidents at Cardiff City Stadium were few and far between, the Home Office figures stating there were just three arrests of Bluebirds fans at matches in the Welsh capital last season. This was one of the lowest figures in the division.
However, there were 15 Cardiff supporters arrested at away games, although this figure too pales by comparison to many of their Championship rivals.
Leeds had 71 of their fans arrested on their travels, with Wolves (49), Derby (32), Birmingham (31), Middlesbrough (31) and Sheffield Wednesday (30) figuring highly on this unwanted list.
Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:59 pm
Surprised with this, drunk and fighting amongst ourselves?