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19
August 2001
Birmingham
City v Millwall
West
Midlands Police mounted a huge operation after
intelligence suggested Millwall
hooligans were travelling in large numbers to take on the
Birmingham City
"Zulus". Under massive escort the Millwall group was
escorted from New
Street Station to the ground.
On
the way back Birmingham City fans attempted to attack
Millwall at the station.
There were running battles with riot police, who also had
to deal with
the arrival of the Wolves hooligan group returning from
their away match
with Coventry.
21
August 2001
Millwall
v Cardiff City
A
potentially explosive mid-week fixture in the first round
of the Worthington
Cup. In the event only a few hundred Cardiff fans made the
journey to London.
Very few hooligans from Cardiff’s "Soul Crew" went to the
Den.
However, after the game, young Millwall fans ran riot in the streets around the ground. Cars and shops were smashed and bricks and bottles were thrown at police long into the night.
25
August 2001
Millwall
v Burnley
Just
four days after the Cardiff game there was a repeat
performance. Around
250 Millwall fans repeatedly attacked Burnley fans as they
were escorted
by police back to South Bermondsey Station. The hooligans
fought with police
for a further hour once the Burnley fans were gone.
20
October 2001
Millwall
v Nottingham Forest
There
was a major police operation to keep rival fans apart.
Serious disorder
broke out after the match as Millwall hooligans tried to
attack Forest
supporters on their way to the station.
31
October 2001
Wolverhampton
Wanderers v Millwall
A
large group of up to 250 Millwall hooligans burst through
the police lines
at Wolverhampton station. They attacked the Feathers Pub,
near Molineux,
where members of the Wolves "Subway Army" were drinking.
Two Wolves hooligans
were slashed in the face with Stanley knives. The groups
were split up
before the rest of the Wolves hooligans could arrive on
the scene.
13
December 2001
Millwall
v Portsmouth
Millwall
supporters attacked a group of Portsmouth fans in the
Windmill Pub near
Waterloo Station. Eye-witnesses told how Portsmouth
appeared to summon
Millwall by mobile telephone. When Millwall arrived they
attacked the pub
with bottles, bricks and dustbin lids.
Portsmouth responded by throwing back everything they could lay their hands on. Every window of the pub was smashed while most of the furniture in the pub was either broken or ended up outside. Of the 100 people involved, all got away. After the match a Portsmouth supporter was brutally attacked outside the New Den.
10
January 2002
Millwall
v Birmingham City
A
half eaten pie was thrown at a linesman by Millwall fan.
26
January 2002
Millwall
v Blackburn Rovers
A
car clamper van targeted a line of Millwall supporters
cars after being
employed by a private local estate. When the fans returned
to their vehicles
the mood turned ugly and the police were called.
The clamper’s own vehicle was overturned and fans’ cars were released without fines being imposed. Police describe the clamper as either the "bravest or most stupid man alive".
9
February 2002
Nottingham
Forest v Millwall
An
unprecedented security operation was put in place to
prevent Forest and
Millwall hooligans from clashing in Nottingham. 270 police
officers were
deployed, 36 pubs were closed and the kick-off was moved
to noon in a successful
bid to stop any trouble.
About half of the Forest group were spotted drinking in Netherfield before kick-off. They boarded a train due to arrive in Nottingham at the same time as a train full of known Millwall hooligans. Police held the Millwall train back. After the game there was a stand-off between Forest and the police while Millwall were escorted to the train station.
9
March 2002
Portsmouth
v Millwall
Kick-off
was brought forward to noon in a bid to prevent trouble
from breaking out.
Before and after the match groups of fans tried to get at
each other but
were kept apart by a wall of police wearing riot helmets
and wielding batons.
The two groups of hooligans taunted each other and threw missiles along Goldsmith Avenue and Frogmore Road. Goldsmith Avenue was closed to traffic and pubs were shut.
16
March 2002
Millwall
v Sheffield Wednesday
Millwall
hooligans attacked Sheffield Wednesday supporters as they
left the ground.
Police officers were hit with bricks and bottles and two
needed hospital
treatment.
5
April 2002
Millwall
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
The
Wolves hooligan group (the "Subway Army") arrived in
Paddington and were
spotted by two police officers. Their coach was escorted
to the Den.
A huge policing operation (more than 300 officers) prevented the hooligan groups from clashing. Police were pelted with bricks, bottles and fireworks by Millwall fans attempting to get to the Wolves supporters.
2
May 2002
Millwall
v Birmingham City
A
total of 45 police officers were injured when trouble
erupted after Millwall
lost to Birmingham in the Divison One play-offs.
Police said a group of 900 Millwall fans spent an hour throwing missiles, including bricks, paving stones, a chisel, flares and fireworks at police. Two cars were also set alight.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said out of 36 mounted police officers, 24 were injured. Six officers required hospital treatment. Three police horses were also injured, two seriously.
A total of seven people were arrested.