This article is about the Yid Army hooligan firm. For the general supporters known as the Yid Army, see Tottenham Hotspur Yid Army.
The Yid Army is the name of a footall hooligan firm associated with English football club Tottenham Hotspur .[1] The term Yid Army is also a general term sometimes used to describe fans of the club.
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Background
On 4 August 2001 police had to split rival Yid Army and Millwall Bushwackers on Jamaica Road, Bermondsey after what was described as a vicious fight.[1]
In October 2003 fights broke out before and after a match with London rivals West Ham United. Fighting broke out at The Cockerel pub, Tottenham High Road which received extensive damage, with fighting breaking out throughout the day.[2]
Yid Army is also a general name given to Tottenham fans. For various reasons (fan base, directors, Alf Garnett, racism) some fans of other clubs started taunting Tottenham fans by calling them Yids which they thought was an insult[citation needed]. While most Tottenham supporters are not Jewish many choose to identify themselves as Yids and the term "Yid Army" derives from the Tottenham fans choosing to embrace their new nickname rather than view it as an insult.[3]
Yid Army in popular culture
The Yid Army were featured in the films Green Street 2 and the Football Factory. The Yid Army also featured in the television documentary series The Real Football Factories which was first shown on the Bravo television channel.
See also
- Casuals
- Inter City Firm
- Chelsea Headhunters
- Football hooliganism
- List of hooligan firms
- Hooliganism
- Millwall Bushwackers
- The Muckers
- 6.57 Crew
Notes
- ^ a b "BBC News Hooligans". bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2002/hooligans/diary/millwall.stm. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Arrests over football violence". bbc.co.uk. 30 October 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3227015.stm. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ "A war of words over the 'Yid Army'". Spiked. 13 March 2007. http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2956/. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
Further reading
- Tanner, Trevor (17 March 2006). Tottenham Massive. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1844541812.
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