Grimsby/STOKE CITY |
Liverpool/STOKE CITY |
21
October 2001
Port
Vale v Stoke City
84
people were arrested after rival fans clashed at the local
derby. Violence
broke out in the streets around Port Vale’s ground. There
were two pitch
invasions and both sets of supporters hurled missiles at
each other. 300
police officers were drafted in to keep the peace.
27
October 2001
Stoke
City v Bristol City
There
was a fight on a train between fans from both clubs.
29
December 2001
Huddersfield
Town v Stoke City
Hooligans
from Stoke’s "Naughty Forty" and "Under 5's" firms fought
Huddersfield
supporters throughout the day. In the worst incident Stoke
fans smashed
up and set fire to the White Hart pub, causing extensive
damage.
5
January 2002
Stoke
City v Everton
Some
500 Stoke supporters and 100 Everton fans intent on
disorder attended this
match. But whilst there was trouble at the train station
after the game,
the heavy police presence prevented any escalation. One
Everton fan spent
four days in hospital after being bitten by a police dog.
He was later
charged with a public order offence.
28
April 2002
Stoke
City v Cardiff City
After
the notorious fixture between these clubs in April 2000,
police mounted
one of the largest operations in the history of the
domestic game. Staffordshire
police, a small force of just 2,000 officers, called on
other forces to
turn out a thousand officers on the day.
The game was stopped for 7 minutes as the police attempted to arrest Stoke hooligans in the ground. After the game police were pelted with stones. Cardiff owner Sam Hamamm had his car vandalised.
1
May 2002
Cardiff
City v Stoke City
Five
people were arrested as trouble erupted after Cardiff lost
in the Division
Two play-off match.
Around 600 Cardiff fans gathered outside their Ninian Park stadium after the match as 800 Stoke fans were leaving.
Three police officers needed hospital treatment following the disturbance while a number of others suffered minor injuries.
Officers using batons struggled to keep the two sets of fans apart as missiles - including stones, bottles and fence posts - were thrown from the Cardiff side.