Baby Squad
| Founding location | Leicester |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Territory | Leicester area |
| Ethnicity | Mostly White and Asian British |
| Membership (est.) | 90-110 |
| Criminal activities | Football hooliganism, riots and fighting |
The Baby Squad is a football hooligan firm linked to Leicester City F.C.[1]
History
[edit]Some of the Baby Squad's most notable clashes have been with the Chelsea Headhunters, who are affiliated to Chelsea F.C.[2] In August 2000, Leicester were listed as the 2nd most violent football club in England and Wales.[3]
In November 2001, the Baby Squad were ambushed by hooligans from Luton Town, called the MiGs, at Leicester railway station before police split up the two groups.[1]
In February 2008, eleven men were arrested after up to 100 hooligans were involved in running battles between fans from Leicester City and Coventry City outside a pub in Coventry. Police confiscated knives and one man suffered minor head injuries.[4] The week before the incident with Coventry fans, 13 men were arrested after clashes between fans from Leicester and Norwich in which some men sustained minor injuries.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hooligans troublespots - Leicester City". BBC News. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ Lowles, Nick; Andy Nicholls (2005). Hooligans: A-L of Britain's Football Gangs. Wrea Green: Milo Books. p. 25. ISBN 1-903854-41-5.
- ^ "Hooligan league - Cardiff fans fifth". BBC News. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Eleven held in football violence". BBC News. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Arrests after football disorder". BBC News. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
Further reading
[edit]- Nicholls, Andy (2005). Hooligans: A-L of Britain's Football Gangs, Milo Books, ISBN 1-903854-41-5
