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Statistics on football-related arrests and banning orders, which are given to badly-behaved fans in England and Wales, are released by the Home Office, with the most recent being given in November last year for the 2014-15 season.
As of September 8 2015, there were 2,181 football banning orders in force and, during the 2014-15 season there were 1,874 football-related arrests. Half were for disorder offences.
The Premier League club with the highest tally of fans given banning orders was Newcastle United (132), followed by Chelsea (79) and West Ham United (67).
In the Championship, Millwall topped the stats with 64 banning orders, followed by Leeds United (58) and Cardiff City (56). There were 34 Huddersfield Town fans with banning orders.
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Topping League One’s list was Bristol City (62), followed by Bradford City (36) and Scunthorpe United (35).
Luton Town topped League Two’s banning order list (27), followed by Hartlepool United and Shrewsbury Town (both 24).
Under the heading ‘other clubs’, the figures noted four banning orders linked to Galatasaray fans and one each for Sparta Prague and Zenit St Petersburg.
Leeds United fans registered the most football-related arrests, with 99, during the season.
The Home Office said that an individual can have multiple bans, so that the number of bans listed is not equal to the number of people who have a ban.
Football banning orders can run from three to 10 years and prevent the recipient from attending games at home and abroad. Orders are issued by the courts following a conviction for a football-related offence.
Breaking an order can lead to a fine and/or up to six months in custody.
The 2015-16 season banning order figures will be released November 24.
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