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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 a notorious football hooligan firm in England. It has risen in popularity over the last 20 years. Tottenham fans adopted the name to take the sting out of the insult which is usually thrown at them.
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Background
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.[1]
Fights have also broke out with rival firm "Chelsea Headhunters" whom are which associated with Chelsea Football Club. There was a huge fight on Sunday 11th March 2007 after the two teams thrilling FA Cup quarter final game which eneded 3-3. The mass brawl ended in 30 men being stabbed and lead to 34 arrests. Police believe that the fight – which began outside the White Horse pub, known locally as the 'Sloaney Pony', a traditional match-day drinking spot for Chelsea fans – was either a pre-arranged clash between rival gangs, or an 'ambush' by Spurs-following hooligans intending to catch Chelsea fans 'in their own backyard'. The Hooligans from both firms where known to have weapons such as wielding knives, wooden clubs embedded with nails, baseball bats and hockey sticks. The Parsons Green area of London suddenly turned into a battleground, leaving bystanders fleeing in terror.
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.[2]
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.[3]
See also
- Casuals
- Chelsea Headhunters
- Football hooliganism
- List of hooligan firms
- Hooliganism
- Millwall Bushwackers
- The Muckers
- 6.57 Crew
- Inter City Firm(ICF)
Notes
- ^ "Arrests over football violence". bbc.co.uk. 30 October 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3227015.stm. Retrieved on 17 June 2007.
- ^ "[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2956/ A war of words over the 'Yid Army' Note: The Yid Army are generally seen as thehardest firm in the uk in the eyes of other football firms.]". Spiked. 13 March 2007. http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2956/. Retrieved on 3 April 2009.
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Further reading
- Tanner, Trevor (17 March 2006). Tottenham Massive. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1844541812.
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