UEFA Cup Final: Feyenoord v Tottenham Hotspur
50 people arrested and 200 injured after Tottenham lost the Final to Feyenoord. Fans started tearing up seats and rampaging through the streets of Rotterdam. Video Report of Disorder
50 people arrested and 200 injured after Tottenham lost the Final to Feyenoord. Fans started tearing up seats and rampaging through the streets of Rotterdam. Video Report of Disorder
A fan stabbed a young Blackpool Fan to death behind the Kop outside Bloomfield Road during a Second Division Match against Bolton Wanderers. Further Information
A full scale riot broke out at The Den between Millwall and Ipswich fans. Millwall fans threw stones at the away fans' coaches before the match and fighting on the terraces broke out, causing play to be temporarily suspended. Dozens of people were injured after the game as bottles, knives and iron bars were all used in the riot. Millwall 1-6 Ipswich. Further Information
The Millwall Bushwhackers Hooligan firm which had attached itself to Millwall football club were becoming notorious by this time for causing large riots and this occured again in an FA Cup Quarter Final match at Luton Town. Hundreds of away fans scaled a fence and ran towards the home fans where large riots broke out. Luton Town had beaten Millwall 1-0 in the match. <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Kenilworth_Road_riot' >Further Information</a>
A 14 Year Old Birmingham City Fan was killed at St Andrews after a riot involving over 1000 fans broke out between the Birmingham City and Leeds United fans. Fans were pushed against a wall and 96 police officers were injured in the riots. Clips from the Incident can be seen below: Video Clips of Riot between Birmingham City and Leeds United Fans
39 Juventus Fans were killed and 600 injured when escaping fans were pressed against a wall at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium ahead of the 1985 European Cup Final. Before kick off, a large group of Liverpool Fans reportedly breached a gate and chased Juventus fans on the terraces. 14 Fans were convicted of Involuntary manslaughter. All English Football Clubs were given a Five Year Ban from competing in any UEFA European Competition. Lifted in 1990 and Liverpool received an additional year
The third high profile FA Cup incident involving the Millwall Bushwackers Hooligan firm during 1980s. Fans clashed with Arsenal's Hooligan firm The Herd and 41 people were arrested.
70 people were injured and one killed when riots broke out during a friendly international match between Republic of Ireland and England. Ireland went 1-0 and the match had to be abandoned as fights broke out. Further Information Scenes from the Riot
Carling Cup Second Round Tie between Aston Vill and QPR. Over 100 fans started rioting and a steward at Villa Park was killed.
After 20 years of rare hooligan incidents, a large scale riot broke out between London rivals West Ham and Millwall. Trouble broke out before the game and after the match when West Ham won 3-1 after extra time. There were pitch invasions and disorder on the streets and one fan was stabbed with 20 others injured. This brought Government and Football Association fears' that there would be more frequent incidents of hooliganism.
Fans of the West Midlands' rivals clashed at St Andrews after a Football League Cup Tie. Missiles were thrown along with flares and fights in nearby streets.