Wolves fans among worst behaved in country as arrests hit 70

Wolves supporters received the most banning orders in the Football League last season and received the second-highest number of football-related arrests out of all 72 clubs.

There were 73 black and gold fans arrested throughout last season, 23 at home games, 49 at away fixtures, and one at a neutral place.

The only club in the Football League which had more fans arrested were Leeds United with 99.

In the Premier League, only Man United fans picked up more arrests with 85, although there were 72 Villa fans arrested, putting them joint-second highest in the top tier.

"These figures, for both home and away game arrests, can easily be sensationalised to create the wrong impression, despite the fact that in Wolves' case they represent such a low number in proportion to our home and away attendances.

"For example, the arrest figures don't show whether or not individuals were ultimately charged and where in relation to football stadia they took place.

"Wolves works very closely with West Midlands Police and both parties take a proactive approach to pre-empting any issues, as highlighted by the banning order figures."

There were also 22 bans handed out to Wolves fans during the course of the season, the highest amount in the Football League. There are now a total of 43 bans in place on Wolves fans.

Only two clubs in the Premier League, Burnley, 26, and Liverpool, 23, picked up more bans.

Overall, football arrests across the top five divisions including the National League fell by 400 compared to the season before.

There were a total of 1,873 fans arrested in the 2014/15 season compared to 2,273 in the 2013/14 season, a drop of 18 per cent.

There were 35 Albion fans arrested last season, three at home and 32 away.

Walsall picked up the fourth-highest number of arrests in League One.

Twenty-four Saddlers' fans were arrested, five at home, 15 away, and four at a neutral venue.

Eleven Villa fans, six Walsall fans and four Albion fans picked up bans.

The majority of football-related arrests were for public disorder, which accounted for just over a third of offences.

Alcohol related offences made up 22 per cent of arrests while violent disorder made up 16 per cent.

Ten per cent of arrests were for running onto the pitch.

Arrests for ticket touting fell from 104 to 56 but there was an increase in arrests for racist and indecent chanting from 21 to 33.

There were 802 fans of Premier League clubs arrested, 534 Championship club fans, 378 League One fans and 204 fans in both League Two and the National League.