Tracking the Hooligans: The History of Football Violence on the UK Rail Network

Layton, Michael and Pacey, Alan

ISBN 10: 1445651807 / ISBN 13: 9781445651804

Published by Amberley Publishing, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tracking the Hooligans: The History of Football Violence on the UK Rail Network
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1445651807
• ISBN 13: 9781445651804
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

‘On an average Saturday, some thirty trains carried police escorts of between two and eight officers. Officers sometimes reached the destination with their uniforms soiled with spittle, and other filth, burnt with cigarette ends, or slashed.’Charting the history of violent acts committed by football hooligans on the British rail network and London Underground, numerous retired police officers offer a frightening, and often humorous, insight into how they battled ‘the English disease’. Recalling incidents of random, mindless violence, as well as organised acts carried out by some of the country’s top hooligan firms, the authors document the times where nothing but a truncheon and the power of speech stood between order and chaos.Exploring a period of fifty years, retired officers Michael Layton and Alan Pacey pay particular attention to the turbulent and dangerous times faced by the police in the 1970s and 1980s, when hooliganism in the United Kingdom was at its peak, as well as exploring more recent instances of disorder. Tracking the Hooligans is an essential account of the uglier side of the beautiful game, and a fitting tribute to those who gave their time, and sometimes their lives, keeping the public safe.

About the Author

Michael Layton reached the rank of Chief Superintendent before serving with the Sovereign Bases Police in Cyprus, eventually returning to the British Transport Police. He was awarded the Queens Police Medal for distinguished police service. He has written several books on the subject of policing the rail network and football violence.