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Leeds Utd ban shame as thug arrests fall
The number of football hooligans arrested by the police fell last season, official figures revealed today.
Home Office statistics showed there were 3,752 arrests at matches in England and Wales – a fall of 2 per cent on the 2007/8 season. Half were for disorder and around a third for alcohol offences. Other arrests were for ticket touting and violence.
Manchester United fans topped the Premier League arrest charts. with 185 arrests out 1,600 followers of clubs in the top flight. Second was Newcastle United with 144 arrests and third was Everton with 139.
More than 3,000 fans are banned from watching matches, with Leeds fans the worst offenders. The club has 162 followers under banning orders, behind Cardiff City with 124 and Millwall with 110.
International matches involving England or Wales at home and abroad led to 35 arrests.
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