Every year the Home Office releases its football arrest statistics and today saw the release of the 2025-26 dataset – read on for a summary of the stats and the latest trends.
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Merseyside Police became the latest police force in England and Wales to deploy facial recognition technology, using it ahead of Manchester United’s visit to the Hill Dickinson stadium.
Christmas is a busy time for football supporters with a packed fixture schedule and, for some, plenty of alcohol. Occasionally even too much. The vast majority of matches pass without major incident, of course, but sometimes things do go wrong for individual supporters.
Chelsea fans who were mistreated by Polish police ahead of May’s UEFA Conference League final in Wrocław are calling for action from the football authorities.
Following news reports this week that Cheshire Police plan to expand their use of DNA spray technology during their football policing operations, chief executive of the FSA Kevin Miles issued the following statement:
Earlier this month, FSA members approved a motion at our AGM to oppose the introduction of facial recognition technology at the turnstiles in the English game.
We’re coming to the end of the season and it isn’t uncommon to see pitch invasions as teams clinch promotion or even a play-off spot. Alongside that is the issue of pyro use and the consequences for supporters who don’t understand how seriously it is taken by the authorities.
Yesterday the Home Office released the football-related arrests stats for last season and, similar to the previous season, they showed a slight increase. Rather than repeat the Home Office press release verbatim, we took some time to look at the numbers and our initial thoughts are laid out below:
Sunday’s scenes at West Bromwich Albion v Wolves led to the announcement of an FA investigation within hours of the incident happening – and the FSA is keen to hear from supporters who were actually at the match so that your experiences are heard too.
Football Supporters’ Association statement following yesterday’s incident at WBA-Wolves:
Every year the Home Office releases the previous season’s arrest figures and yesterday saw the release of the 2022-23 season’s full dataset.
The English football authorities are introducing a series of measures to help improve the behaviour of players, managers and coaches across the professional, National League system and grassroots game, as well as addressing the issue of football tragedy abuse.
Ahead of the new season a number of Football Supporters’ Association member groups have asked us to pull together a guide outlining the law when it comes to pyro and pitch invasions. Read on…
As we approach the closing stages of another exciting season across the Premier League, EFL, Women’s Super League and FA Cup, there remains plenty to play for in all competitions, with titles, silverware, promotion, European qualification, play-off and relegation places all at stake. The passionate support of fans is a vital part of what makes football so special
There’s a chant aimed at Chelsea fans which is once again in the news after three supporters were arrested for singing it over the weekend. We won’t dignify the chant by repeating it here – if you’re reading this you probably know what it is anyway.
Figures from across football and supporters from various fan groups came together earlier this week as the EFL hosted a live match experience fan forum, in association with the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA).
European football’s governing body say they will begin refunding Liverpool fans who were caught up in the chaotic and unsafe scenes outside the Stade de France before the Champions League final last May.
Sports minister Stuart Andrew told Parliament this week that the government will continue to lobby UEFA on the recommendations of the Paris report.
Last week a six-month long investigation into the incidents at last May’s Champions League final published its findings pointing to serious safety failures, saying UEFA bears “primary responsibility” for the chaos before the game at the Stade De France.
For 16 years the Football Supporters’ Association’s Amanda Jacks (aka Fair Cop) has been fighting for the rights of football fans – so it’s with a heavy heart that we announce Amanda is moving onto new things.
