Football Hooligans — The Casuals Directory
Football Hooligans — The Casuals Directory
Football hooligans and their firms were a defining feature of British football culture from the late 1970s through to the 1990s. Organised groups of UK football hooligans developed around clubs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — each with their own name, reputation and territory.
The football casual subculture grew directly out of the firm scene — wearing Stone Island, C.P. Company, Sergio Tacchini and Fila instead of club colours. Below is the complete A to Z of UK football hooligan firms across all four nations — search by club or firm name, or jump to a letter.
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A football hooligan is a supporter involved in organised disorder or violence linked to football matches. In the UK, football hooligans formed firms attached to individual clubs, most active from the late 1970s to the 1990s — and the football casuals look grew out of that scene.
UK football hooligan firms are organised groups of supporters associated with particular clubs, known for their distinctive casual fashion and involvement in football-related violence. Major firms include Chelsea's Headhunters, West Ham's ICF, Millwall's Bushwhackers and Birmingham's Zulu Warriors.
West Ham United's Inter City Firm (ICF) is widely regarded as the most famous. Chelsea's Headhunters and Millwall's Bushwhackers are also among the most notorious in British football history.
Firms were central to the football casuals clothing movement — wearing Stone Island, C.P. Company, Sergio Tacchini, Fila, Ellesse and Adidas Originals instead of club colours, allowing them to move undetected. See our football casuals brands guide.
Cardiff City's firm was the Soul Crew, one of the most feared in British football during the 1980s and 1990s and one of the largest Welsh firms ever assembled.
While organised hooliganism has greatly reduced since the 1990s, some firms remain loosely active. All-seater stadiums, CCTV and tougher policing have largely eliminated terrace violence from top-flight football. Read the full story in our complete history of football casuals.