Eighty Eight Nicked Last Season

Last updated : 22 October 2006 By Covsupport

According to new figures revealed by the Home Office, there were 88 arrests at matches involving Coventry City in their first season at the Ricoh Arena.

Whether these arrests were City or opposition fans has not been revealed.

The most arrests in a City game last season occured when the Sky Blues were beaten 2-0 by Hull City at home.

The club with the highest number of arrests was Tottenham Hotspur who had 169, Manchester United had 147, Chelsea, 126, Sheffield Wednesday, 89, Coventry City, 88 and Leeds United, 76.

Arrests for football-related offences fell by 7% to 3,462. This was the third consecutive season that figures have dropped.