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Brighton away a couple of months later was, however, a day that some Leeds lads can’t be too proud of.
After reading so many similar books on hooligan culture I have to say that the Service Crew book comes out as a fantastic read. On 11th May 1985 a 14 year old boy died at St Andrew’s Stadium when fans were pushed by police onto a wall which subsequently collapsed following crowd violence at a match between Birmingham City and Leeds United. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The service crew have a reputation within the hooligan groups for being one of the most violent firms in English football history.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Leeds United have a well known football firm known as Leeds United Service Crew, in 1985 when football hooliganism was very popular in England, the BBC Six O’Clock News made a special report regarding the worst football firms causing mayhem up and down England, with Leeds United Service Crew listed amongst the worst five clubs.
The point was, we had a massive away following which got bigger in inverse proportions to the clubs success.Improvements to security in Elland Road as with all grounds in England have led to confrontations more usually taking place away from stadiums.
The Service Crew were first brought to the forefront within 1974 and were named after the public service which brought the fans to the away games, instead of the heavily policed special football trains which were organised for such instances.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. I found the book quite nostalgic in that I remember and knew quite a lot of the original protaganists. It was cold and wet and only 600-odd tickets had been made available but a few headed south to watch Leeds play in front of the smallest crowd of the season. Leeds Service Crew’s notoriety dates back to the 70’s when there firm was as successful off the pitch as the team was on it. One Leeds fan entered the pitch after Michael Tonge’s equaliser and assaulted Wednesdays’ keeper Chris Kirkland.
This incident occurred at the Parc des Princes stadium in France, Striker Peter Lorimer had a goal disallowed in a game which ultimately ended in a 2-0 defeat to the West German side,this came after two penalties were rejected by French referee Michel Kitabdjian. They backed the ten of us into the pub and went on to destroy the outside of it until the Old Bill turned up.
It is a darker part of secret goings on in Leeds, but it is a part of the history of the city non the less and should be talked about. Nowadays however, the club very much distances itself from the service crew and anything that they carry out.
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