Leeds United Service Crew
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The Leeds United Service Crew are a football hooligan firm linked to the English EFL Championship team, Leeds United F.C.[1] The Service Crew were formed in 1974 and are named after the ordinary public service trains that the hooligans would travel on to away matches, rather than the heavily policed, organised football special trains. The Service Crew are one of the most notorious hooligan firms in the history of English football.[1]
Named after | Leeds United |
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Founding location | Leeds, Yorkshire |
Years active | 1974 (1974)–present |
Territory | Parts of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire (formerly the West Riding of Yorkshire) |
Membership | 1500–2000 |
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In 1985, when football hooliganism was rife in England, the BBC Six O'Clock News had a special report in which they listed the worst football hooligan gangs creating mayhem across England and Leeds United were listed amongst the worst five clubs.[2]