Criminal organization
| Founding location | Leicester |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Territory | Leicester area |
| Ethnicity | Mostly White and Asian British |
| Membership (est.) | 90-110 |
| Criminal activities | Football hooliganism, riots and fighting |
The Baby Squad is a football hooligan firm linked to Leicester City F.C.
History
Some of the Baby Squad's most notable clashes have been with the Chelsea Headhunters, who are affiliated to Chelsea F.C. In August 2000, Leicester were listed as the 2nd most violent football club in England and Wales.
In November 2001, the Baby Squad were ambushed by hooligans from Luton Town, called the MiGs, at Leicester railway station before police split up the two groups.
In February 2008, eleven men were arrested after up to 100 hooligans were involved in running battles between fans from Leicester City and Coventry City outside a pub in Coventry. Police confiscated knives and one man suffered minor head injuries. The week before the incident with Coventry fans, 13 men were arrested after clashes between fans from Leicester and Norwich in which some men sustained minor injuries.
References
- ^ "Hooligans troublespots - Leicester City". BBC News. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- Lowles, Nick; Andy Nicholls (2005). Hooligans: A-L of Britain's Football Gangs. Wrea Green: Milo Books. p. 25. ISBN 1-903854-41-5.
- "Hooligan league - Cardiff fans fifth". BBC News. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- "Eleven held in football violence". BBC News. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- "Arrests after football disorder". BBC News. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
Further reading
- Nicholls, Andy (2005). Hooligans: A-L of Britain's Football Gangs, Milo Books, ISBN 1-903854-41-5