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British 'super-hooligans' are causing havoc at non-league football as ex-thug exposes violence
READ MORE: Britain's most notorious football hooligans now – from MMA fighter to film producer But authorities did clamp down on fan violence after an infamous FA Cup sixth round tie between Luton Town and Millwall at Kenilworth Road in 1985.The frightening scenes saw Millwall fans riot after the 1-0 defeat and a knife was even thrown towards the home goalkeeper.Luton’s manager at the time, David Pleat, remembered: “There were people being carried away on stretchers, fans on the edge of the pitch and players constantly looking up at their families because billiard balls were being thrown at the directors' box."I can't tell you much about the football, because there was so much else going on. It was completely out of control."In response, football banning orders (FBOs) became the norm and policing and intelligence at football games went up many notches.
