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ESLJ Volume 8 Number 2 - Articles

Table 1

Diary of the Real Soul Crew 2 (Abraham, 2009)

Diary of the Real Soul Crew (Abraham, 2008)

Bloody Casuals (Allan, 1989)

Flying With the Owls Crime Squad (Allen and Naylor, 2005)

A Smashing Little Firm (Allt, 2010)

The Boys from the Mersey (Allt, 2004)

Playing Up With Pompey (Beech, 2006)

Hibs Boy (Blance and Terry, 2009)

March of the Hooligans (Dougie Brimson, 2007)

Kicking Off (Dougie Brimson, 2006)

Eurotrashed (Dougie Brimson, 2003)

Barmy Army (Dougie Brimson, 2000)

The Geezer’s Guide to Football (Dougie Brimson, 1998)

God Save The Team (Eddy Brimson, 2001)

Tear Gas and Ticket Touts (Eddy Brimson, 1998)

Derby Days (Brimson and Brimson, 1998)

Capital Punishment (Brimson and Brimson, 1997)

England, My England (Brimson and Brimson, 1996a)

Everywhere We Go (Brimson and Brimson, 1996b)

Villains (Brown and Brittle, 2006)

Booted and Suited (Brown, 2009)

Bovver (Brown, 2000)

A Casual Look (Brown and Harvey, 2001)

Among The Thugs (Buford, 2001)

Bully CFC (Buglioni and King, 2006)

Rangers ICF (Carrick and King, 2006)

Inside The Forest Executive Crew (Clarke and King, 2005)

Sex, Drugs and Football Thugs (Chester, 2005)

Naughty (Chester, 2003)

Divide Of the Steel City (Cowens and Cronshaw, with Allen, 2007)

Blades Business Crew 2 (Cowens, 2009)

Blades Business Crew (Cowens, 2001)

The Rise and Fall of the Cardiff City Valley Rams (Davies, 2009)

The Brick (Debrick, 2005)

England’s Number One (Dodd and McNee, 1998)

These Colours Don’t Run (Dykes and Colvin, 2007)

Bring Out Your Riot Gear - Hearts Are Here (Ferguson, 1987)

Guvnors (Francis and Walsh, 1997)

Sons of Albion (Freethy, 2009)

Service Crew (Gall, 2007)

Zulus (Gall, 2005)

Good Afternoon Gentlemen! (Gardner, 2005)

Apex to Zulu (George, 2006)

Patches, Checks and Violence (Gough, 2007)

Perry Boys Abroad (Hough, 2009)

Perry Boys (Hough, 2007)

Soul Crew (Jones and Rivers, 2002)

Rivals (King, 2004)

A Boy’s Story (King, 2000)

The Naughty Nineties (King and Knight, 1999a)

Hoolifan (King and Knight, 1999b)

Rise of the Footsoldier (Leach, 2008)

Hooligans: A-L (Lowles and Nicholls, 2007a)

Hooligans: M-Z (Lowles and Nicholls, 2007b)

Hardcore (Lutwyche and Fowler, 2008)

It’s Only a Game (Marriner, 2006)

The Trouble with Taffies (Marsh, 2009)

Soul Crew Seasiders (Marsh, 2007)

After The Match Begins (McCall and Robb, 2007)

Scally (Nicholls, 2002)

Come On Then (O’Hagan, 2007)

Celtic Soccer Crew (Kane, 2006)

The Men in Black (O’Neill, 2005)

Red Army General (O’Neill, 2004)

6:57: The Story of Pompey’s Hooligan Crew (Payne, 2006)

Top Boys (Pennant, 2005)

Cass (Pennant, 2008)

Congratulations: You Have Just Met the ICF (Pennant, 2002)

Thirty Years of Hurt (Pennant and Nicholls, 2006)

Want Some Aggro? (Pennant and Smith, 2004)

Terrace Legends (Pennant and King, 2003)

Rolling With the 6.57 Crew (Pennant and Silvester, 2003)

Suicide Squad (Porter, 2005)

The Young Guvnors (Rhoden, 2008)

Congratulations, You Have Been a Victim of Casual Violence (Rivers, 2005)

MIG Crew (Robinson, 2007)

Waiting For Glory (Routledge, 2008)

Sharpe as a Blade (Sharpe, 2008)

Gilly (Shaw and King, 2005)

For The Claret and Blue (Smith, 2009)

Sully (Sullivan, 2008)

Tottenham Massive (Tanner, 2006)

The Frontline (Theone, 2003)

Swansea Jacks (Tooze with King, 2007)

City Psychos (Tordoff, 2002)

Steaming In (Ward, 2004)

Well Frogged Out (Ward, 1998)

All Quiet on the Hooligan Front (Ward, 1996)

Who Wants It? (Ward and Henderson, 2002)

Armed For the Match (Ward with Hickmott, 2000)

Blue Murder (Worrall, 2007)

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Table 2

Aberdeen (Allan, 1989,Rivers, 2005)

Arsenal (Ward, 2004)

Aston Villa (Brown and Brittle, 2006, Lutwyche and Fowler, 2008)

Birmingham City (Gall, 2005, George, 2006)

Brighton and Hove Albion (Brown and Harvey, 2001)

Bristol Rovers (Brown, 2009, 2000)

Burnley (Porter, 2005)

Cardiff City (Jones and Rivers, 2002, Marsh, 2007, 2009, Gough, 2007, Abraham, 2008, 2009, Davies, 2009)

Carlisle United (Dodd and McNee, 1998)

Celtic (O’Kane, 2006)

Chelsea (King and Knight, 1999a, King and Knight, 1999b,Ward, with Hickmott, 2000, King, 2000, Ward and Henderson, 2002, Buglioni and King, 2006, Worrall, 2007)

Dundee United and Dundee (McCall and Robb, 2007)

Everton (Nicholls, 2002)

Hearts (Ferguson, 1987)

Hibernian (Dykes and Colvin, 2007, Blance and Terry, 2009)

Huddersfield Town (O’Hagan, 2007)

Hull City (Tordoff, 2002)

Leeds United (Gall, 2007)

Liverpool(Hewitson, 2008, Allt, 2004, 2007, 2009)

Luton Town (Robinson, 2005, Robinson, 2007)

Manchester City (Francis and Walsh, 1997, Rhoden, 2008, Sullivan, 2008)

Manchester United (Buford, 2001, O’Neill, 2004, 2005, Blaney, 2004, Hough, 2007, 2009)

Middlesbrough (Theone, 2003, Debrick, 2005)

Nottingham Forest (Clarke and King, 2005)

Portsmouth (Pennant and Silvester, 2003, Beech, 2006, Payne, 2006, Sinclair, 2008)

Preston North End (Routledge, 2008)

Rangers (Carrick, 2006)

Sheffield United (Cowens, 2001, 2009, Cowens and Cronshaw, 2007, Sharpe, 2008)

Sheffield Wednesday (Allen and Naylor, 2005, Cowens and Cronshaw, 2007)

Stoke City (Chester, 2003, 2005)

Swansea City (Tooze and King, 2007, Marsh, 2009)

Tottenham Hotspur (Tanner, 2006)

Watford (Brimson and Brimson, 1996b)

West Bromwich Albion (Freethy, 2009)

West Ham United (Leach, 2003, Gardner, 2005, Pennant, 2002, 2008, Pennant and Smith, 2004, Smith, 2009)

Wolverhampton Wanderers (Shaw and King, 2005)

Wrexham (Marsh, 2009)

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Table 3

Aberdeen Soccer Casuals (Aberdeen)

Gooners and The Herd (Arsenal)

The Steamers, C Crew, Villa Hardcore, Villa Youth and Villa Hardcore Apprentices (Aston Villa)

Zulu Warriors, Zulu Juniors and Junior Business Boys (Birmingham City)

Headhunters, North Lancing Firm, Bosun Boys and West Street (Brighton and Hove Albion)

The Pirates, Tote Enders, Gas Hit Squad and Gas Youth Squad (Bristol Rovers)

Suicide Squad, Suicide Section Fives and Suicide Youth Squad (Burnley)

Soul Crew, Inter Valley Firm, Valley Commandos,Valley Rams, Pure

Violence Mob, Dirty Thirty, D Firm, The Young Boys, B Troop and C-Squad (Cardiff City)

Border City Firm and Benders Service Crew (Carlisle United)

Celtic Soccer Crew (Celtic)

Shed Boot Boys, North Stand Boys, Pringle Boys, Anti Personnel Firm and Headhunters (Chelsea)

Dundee Utility and Alliance Under Fives (Dundee and Dundee United)

Scallies and Snorty Forty (Everton)

Gorgie Boys and The Casual Soccer Firm (Hearts)

Capital City Service, Young Leith Team and Baby Crew (Hibernian)

Cowshed Enders, Khmer Blue, Kenmargra, The Pringles, Huddersfield

Young Casuals and Huddersfield Youth Squad (Huddersfield Town)

Mad Young Tigers, Kempton Enders, Hull City Pyschos, Silver Cod Squad, City Casuals and The Minority (Hull City)

Leeds Service Crew, Infant Hit Squad, Intensive Care Unit, Yorkshire Republican Army and Very Young Team (Leeds United)

Annie Road Crew, The Ordinary Mob, Huyton Baddies, Scallies and The Urchins (Liverpool)

The Oak Road, The Harry’s, Castle Bar, The Hockwell Ring, Steamers,

Men in Gear, The Riffs, Bury Park Youth Posse and M12s (Luton Town)

Guvnors, Young Guvnors, Cool Cats, The Borg Elite, Motorway Crew and Mayne Line Service Crew (Manchester City)

Red Army, Men in Black, Cockney Reds, Perry Boys and Inter-City Jibbers (Manchester United)

Frontline, Ayresome Angels, The Beer Belly Crew, NTP and Boro Joeys (Middlesbrough)

Red Dogs, Naughty Forty, Forest Executive Crew, Forest Mad Squad and Forest Young Lads (Nottingham Forest)

Pompey Boot Boys,6.57 Crew (Portsmouth)

Spotty Dog Crew, Town End Mob, Preston Para Soccer, Leyland Boys and Preston Foot Patrol (Preston North End)

Inter-City Firm and Her Majesty’s Service (Rangers)

Shoreham Republican Army, Suicide Squad, Blades Business Crew, Bramall Barmy Army and Darnall Massive (Sheffield United)

East Bank Republican Army, Owls Crime Squad, Inter-City Owls and Owls Flying Squad (Sheffield Wednesday),

Naughty Forty and Under Fives (Stoke City)

Swansea Jacks, Jack Army, Jack Casuals, Stone Island Casuals, Swansea Youth Squad and Swansea Riot Squad (Swansea City)

The Yids, N17s, Tottenham Casuals, The Paxton Boys, and Tottenham Massive (Tottenham Hotspur)

Watford Boot Boys, Category C, The Watford Men, Watford Youth, Drunk and Disorderly Firm and Watford Away Raiders (Watford)

Clubhouse Mob, Smethwick Mob and Section 5 Squad (West Bromwich Albion)

Inter-City Firm, Teddy Bunter Firm, Mile End Mob and Under Fives (West Ham United)

Yam Yam Army, Bridge Boys, Subway Army and Temple Street Mafia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Frontline (Wrexham)

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Table 4

Section B and the Red Army Firm (Airdrie United)

A Company and East Bank Boot Boys (Aldershot)

Soccer Crew (Arbroath)

Inter-City Tykes, BHS and Five-O (Barnsley)

Darwen Mob, H Division, Tool Bar, Mill Hill Mob and Blackburn Youth (Blackburn Rovers)

The Rammy, Benny’s Mob, Bisons Riot Squad, The Muckers, Seaside

Mafia, Blackpool Tangerine Service, The Mob and Blackpool Service Crew (Blackpool)

Mongy’s Cuckoo Boys, Tonge Moor Slashers, Billy Whizz Fan Club, Horwich Casuals, The Omega and Astley Boys (Bolton Wanderers)

Boscombe Casual Elite (Bournemouth)

The Ointment and Bradford Section Five (Bradford City)

Hounslow Mentals and TW8 Casuals (Brentford)

City Service Firm, Inter City Robins and East End (Bristol City)

Interchange Riot Squad and Interchange Crew (Bury)

The Main Firm, Cambridge Casuals, Pringle Boys and The Young Irish (Cambridge United)

B Mob (Charlton Athletic)

Cheltenham Volunteer Force (Cheltenham Town)

Beer Belly Crew, Chester Casual Army and The 125 (Chester City)

Chesterfield Bastard Squad (Chesterfield)

Colchester Riot Squad and Barsiders (Colchester United)

The Legion, The Coventry Casuals and Coventry Legion Youth (Coventry City)

Railway Town Firm, Crewe Youth and Gresty Road Casuals (Crewe Alexandra)

The Whitehorse, The Wilton, the Nifty Fifty, Naughty Forty and Dirty Thirty/Under Fives (Crystal Palace)

Sheddy Boot Boys, Bank Top 200, Wrecking Crew, Game As Fuck Association, Darlington Casuals, The Gaffa, The Townies and Under Fives (Darlington)

Pot-Bellied Lunatic Army, Derby Lunatic Fringe, C Seats, C Stand, Bob Bank Lunatic Army and The Orphans (Derby County)

Doncaster Defence Regiment (Doncaster Rovers)

Dundee Soccer Crew (Dundee)

Tannadice Trendies (Dundee United)

Carnegie Soccer Service (Dunfermline Athletic)

H Troop, City Hit Squad and The Sly Crew (Exeter City)

Falkirk Fear (Falkirk)

SW6, Thames Bank Travellers, Green Pole Boys, H Block and Fulham Youth Crew (Fulham)

Gillingham Youth Firm (Gillingham)

Park Street Mafia, The Nunsthorpe Lads, Ice House Lads, Scartho Lads, Grimsby Hit Squad and Cleethorpes Beach Patrol (Grimsby Town)

The Casuals (Halifax Town)

Pooly Till I Die, Hartlepool In The Area, Hartlepool Wrecking Crew, the Greenies, The Moose Men and Blue Order (Hartlepool United)

Inter City Firm (Hereford United)

Ipswich Punishment Squad and North Stand Boys (Ipswich Town)

The Wise Men, Matthew and Marks Alliance, Thurnby Republican Army, Inter City Harry Firm, Braunstone Inter City Firm, Long Stop Boys, Market Traders, Baby Squad and Young Baby Squad (Leicester City)

Orient Transit Firm, Iced Buns and Doughnuts (Leyton Orient)

Clanford End Boys and Lincoln Transit Elite (Lincoln City)

Moss Rats (Macclesfield Town)

Pyscho Express, SAS, Carrot Crew, The Cucumbers and Mansfield Shady Express (Mansfield Town)

Halfway Liners, Nutty Turn Out, Treatment, F-Troop and

Bushwhackers (Millwall)

No Casuals and Portland Bill Seaside Squad (Montrose)

Motherwell Saturday Service, Tufty Club, Soccer Shorties and Nu-Kru (Motherwell)

The Leazes End, The Bender Squad, Mental Central, Newcastle Mainline Express and the Gremlins (Newcastle United)

County Tavern Mob, Elly Boys and Northampton Affray Team (Northampton Town)

C Squad, C Firm, Barclay Boot Boys, NR1, The Trawlermen, Executive Travel Club, Steins, Magnificent Seven and Norwich Hit Squad (Norwich City)

Executive Crew, The Bullwell Crew, The Lane Enders and Roadsiders (Notts County) Sewer Mob, Sholver Leathers, Crossley Skins, Werneth Mob, Glodwick and Fine Young Casuals (Oldham Athletic)

The Business, South Midlands Hit Squad, Warlords, Headington Casuals, The 850, Oxford City Crew and Oxford Youth Outfit (Oxford United)

Peterborough Terrace Squad, Saturday Service, Under 5s and Blue Division (Peterborough United)

A38 Crew, The Central Element, Devonport Boys, We Are The

Lyndhurst, Plymouth Youth Firm and Plymouth Youth Element (Plymouth Argyle)

Vale Lunatic Fringe and Vale Young Casuals (Port Vale)

Ladbroke Grove Mob, Fila Mob, C Mob, The Hardcore and Naughty Forty (Queen’s Park Rangers)

Kirkcaldy Soccer Casuals and Kirkcaldy Baby Crew (Raith Rovers)

New Inn Steamers, Berkshire Bovver Boys, Dirty Thirty and Reading Youth (Reading)

East Dene Mafia, Tivoli Boot Boys, The Friday Crew, Rotherham Casuals, Rotherham Express Crew and Section 5 (Rotherham United)

NN10 (Rushden and Diamonds)

Fair City Firmand Mainline Baby Squad (St Johnstone)

Love Street Division (St Mirren)

The Ironclad andTrue Irons (Scunthorpe United)

English Border Front (Shrewsbury Town)

Milton Mob, The Warrens, the Inside Crew, Suburban Casuals and The Ugliest Men (Southampton)

Southend Bootboys, CS Crew and Southend Liberal Front (Southend United)

The Hit Squad, The Company and Edgeley Volunteer Force (Stockport County)

Redskins, Boss Lads, Vauxies and The Seaburn Casuals (Sunderland)

Swindon Town Aggro Boys, Gussethunters, Southsiders, South Ciders, South Side Crew and Swindon Active Service (Swindon Town)

Torquay Mental Mob, Bayline Firm and Torquay Youth Squad (Torquay United)

Free Library Boys and Tranmere Stanley Boys (Tranmere Rovers)

Street Enders, Special Patrol Group, Barmy Army and Junction 9 (Walsall)

Wigan Thieves, Wall Gang, Vulture Squad and Goon Squad (Wigan Athletic)

York Nomad Society (York City)

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