Only 15 Walsall supporters arrested during 2024/25 season - but figures show an increase in trouble from previous years
More Walsall fans were arrested for football-related incidents last season, new figures reveal.
Recent Home Office figures revealed the number of football-related arrests during the 2024/25 season, alongside the number of football banning orders in force.
The data shows there were 15 arrests of Walsall supporters in the recent season – up from 11 during the 2023/24 campaign.
Across England and Wales, 1,932 football-related arrests were recorded in the 2024/25 season, an 11per cent fall from the previous year and the first drop since fans returned to stadiums after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Manchester United had the highest number of supporters arrested, with 121 arrests.
Meanwhile, a total of 2,439 banning orders were in force as of June 1, the highest number in force since the end of the 2012/13 season.
