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1314, 1315 Edward II bans football.
1349, 1388, 1410 Football was banned from the city of London due to complaints from merchants.
1364 Synod of Ely bans clergy from playing football due to the violent nature of the game.
1477 Edward IV issues edict against football.
1496 Henry VII issues edict against football.
1539 Annual match in Chester abolished due to violence.
1555 Football banned in Liverpool due to mayhem.
1576 Middlesex County Records reports that 100 men assembled unlawfully to play football. There was a "great affray."
1579 After the start of a match against the students of Cambridge, the townsmen of Chesterton proceeded to assault their opponents with sticks, driving them into the river.
1581 Evanses Feld at Southemyms. One yoeman killed by two others during a football match.
1608 Football banned in Manchester due to the mayhem caused by "a company of lewd and disordered persons…"
1638 Football crowd destroys drainage ditches on Isle of Ely.
1694 Fenland drainage destroyed during football match
1740 Football match in Kettering turns into a food riot and local mill is destroyed and looted.
Football matches held to tear down enclosure fences at Holland Fen and West Haddon.
1797 Kingston-upon-Thames. Traditional Shrove Tuesday match turned into a riot after three participants were arrested by magistrates.
1843 200 soldiers and 50 policemen were needed to patrol the ropes at a Preston North End v Sunderland match.
1846 A match was stopped in Derby, the riot act was read, and two troops of dragoons called in. The Mayor was injured by the crowd.
1881
At Wigan station two railway officials were knocked unconscious by a group travelling to a Newton Heath v Preston North End game.
1884 P.N.E fans attacked Bolton Wanderers players and spectators at the end of the game.
1885 Aston Villa v Preston. A mob of "roughs" attacked the visiting team with sticks stones and other missiles.
1886 A railway station battle occurred between Preston North End and Queens Park fans.
1888 Report of "a continuous hail of bottles" onto the pitch at an unspecified match.
1889 Small Heath v West Bromwich Albion. Small Heath fans molest strangers.
At Middlewich station a fight broke out between Nantwich and Crewe fans. Nantwich men stormed the platform occupied by Crewe. Many sustained injuries.
1893 During a match between Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion spectators invaded the field and fought with Albionite players.
1896 While returning from a football match, three young men attacked and murdered a police sergeant and injured a constable.
1899 After a match at Shepshed between Albion and Loughborough Corinthians the Loughborough players were stoned and struck.
1905 Preston North End v Blackburn. Several fans tried for hooliganism including a "drunk and disorderly" 70 year old woman.
1906 Tottenham v Aston Villa cup tie had to be abandoned after spectators swarmed onto the pitch at the interval.
1909 6000 spectators involved in a riot at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The pitch was destroyed, 54 police constables were injured, and much damage done to the town.
1920 Birmingham City football fans use bottles as clubs and missiles.
1921 Bradford park closes the boy's section for three months after the referee was pelted with rubbish.
1924 After a match in Brighton the pitch was invaded, the referee chased by the crowd and a policeman knocked unconscious.
1930 Rangers ground closed after unruly conduct of spectators during match against Northampton town. Clapton Orient v Queens Park Rangers. Police called in to stop fighting between rival spectators behind the Rangers' goal.
1934 Leicester City fans vandalised a train returning from a match in Birmingham.
1935 Police lead a baton charge against stone-throwing fans during a match between Linfield and Belfast Celtic.
1936 During a match at Wolverhampton Wanderers spectators attacked visiting Chelsea players. Later the crowd protested outside officials' entrance over the sale of top players.
1949 Millwall v Exeter City. Referee and linesmen attacked with blows and projectiles from the crowd.
1951 At the Queens Park Rangers ground missiles were thrown at the Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper.
1954 Several hundred spectators came onto the field during a match between Everton Reserves and Bolton Wanderers Reserves. Fireworks were thrown and a linesman was kicked.
1955-56 Liverpool and Everton fans involved in several train-wrecking exploits.
1946-1960 An average of 13 incidents of disorderly behaviour by spectators per season reported to the FA.
1961-1968 An average of 25 such incidents per season reported.
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