6.57 Crew

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The 6.57 Crew is a football hooligan firm linked to the English Premier League team, Portsmouth F.C..[1][2][3][4] The name, 6.57 Crew is taken from the time that the Portsmouth to London Waterloo train left Portsmouth and Southsea station.[5] The firm were one of the most active firms in the 1980s and caused havoc wherever they went.[6]

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[edit] Background

On 22 September 2001, the 6.57 Crew fought with Coventry City fans both at the match and in Coventry city centre. Before the match hooligans from both clubs clashed in the city centre. During the match, some Portsmouth hooligans ripped up seats and threw missiles at Coventry fans. After fighting broke out in the stand Riot police were called in and restored order. Following the match further violence broke out in Coventry again.[1] Ninety-three people were arrested for their involvement in riots involving over 300 people before and after a match with South coast rivals Southampton on 21 March 2004.[7] The police were attacked, shops looted and cars attacked.[8] Of those arrested, 64 were given banning orders and some were jailed.[7] One of the arrests included a ten year old boy who became the youngest ever convicted football hooligan in the United Kingdom, when he was found guilty of violent disorder.[8] In August that year, 54 Portsmouth hooligans were banned for life by club chairman, Milan Mandarić, for their involvement in the riots at the Southampton game.[9]

The 6.57 Crew were featured in an episode of the documentary series Britain's Toughest Towns focussing on Portsmouth hooligans, on Bravo, presented by investigative journalist, Donal MacIntyre.[10] They have also been the subject of three books, Rolling with the 6.57 Crew, Playing Up with Pompey: The Story of the Portsmouth 6.57 Crew and 6.57 The Story of Pompey's Hooligan Crew.[5]

In May 2006, 130 Portsmouth hooligans had to give up their passports so they could not travel to the 2006 World Cup in Germany because of their convictions for football related crime.[11]

A Home Office report in October, 2007 listed all football banning orders by club. Statistics showed that Portsmouth had 95 banning orders in place against what is termed "risk supporters", the most in the Premier League. However, there had been just one banning order, the second lowest in the Premier League, between 10 October 2006 and the date of the report, 9 August, 2007.[12]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Hooligans troublespots - Portsmouth", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  2. ^ Pennant, Cass; Silvester, Rob (2004). Rolling with the 6.57 Crew. Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1844540723. 
  3. ^ Payne, John (2007-04-10). 6.57 The Story of Pompey's Hooligan Crew. Head Hunter Books, 140. ISBN 1906085072. 
  4. ^ Beech, Bob (2007-08-16). Playing Up with Pompey: The Story of the Portsmouth 6.57 Crew. Head Hunter Books, 240. ISBN 1906085021. 
  5. ^ a b "Book glorifies hooligans say Pompey bosses", Portsmouth News, 2002-11-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  6. ^ Nicholls, Andy; Nick Lowles (2006). HOOLIGANS VOL.2: M-Z of Britain's Football Hooligan Gangs. London: Milo Books. ISBN 1903854644. 
  7. ^ a b "Hooligans warned ahead of derby", BBC News, 2004-11-10. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 
  8. ^ a b "10-year-old is youngest hooligan", CBBC Newsround, 2004-06-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 
  9. ^ "Life ban on Fratton hooligans", Portsmouth News, 2004-08-19. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  10. ^ Britains Toughest Towns. Bravo. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  11. ^ "Pledge to hunt down Pompey hooligans", Portsmouth News, 2006-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  12. ^ "Statistics on Football-related arrests & banning orders 2006-7" (PDF), Home Office, October, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Pennant, Cass; Silvester Rob (2004). Rolling with the 6.57 Crew, Blake Publishing, ISBN 978-1844540723
  • Payne John (2007). 6.57 The Story of Pompey's Hooligan Crew, Head Hunter Books, ISBN 1906085072
  • Beech, Bob (2007). Playing Up with Pompey: The Story of the Portsmouth 6.57 Crew, Head Hunter Books, ISBN 1906085021
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