WHEN DID FOOTBALL VIOLENCE START? "What is the first recorded incident of football violence or hooliganism?" Football and violence go way back - at least seven centuries back, in fact. In 1314, for instance, Edward II banned football - at that stage a nasty free-for-all involving rival villages fly-hacking a pig's bladder across the local heath - because he believed the disorder surrounding matches might lead to social unrest or possibly even treason. If you're talking about the modern game, then look no further than the 1880s and, in particular, Preston North End. In 1885, Preston's 5-0 friendly win over Aston Villa sent the supporters - who were described by press reports of the time as "howling roughs" - into a frenzy. The two teams were pelted with stones, attacked with sticks, punched, kicked and covered in spittle. One of the Preston players was beaten so severely that he lost consciousness. The following year Preston fans notched up another first - fighting Queens Park fans in a railway station. Another milestone of sorts was reached in 1905 when several Preston supporters were tried for hooliganism, including a "drunk and disorderly" 70-year-old woman, following their match against Blackburn. In the inter-war years there was a break applied to such incidents, but in the 1950s - along with the Mods and the Rockers and Elvis - came a second wave of hooliganism. In the 1955-56 season, Liverpool and Everton fans were involved in several train-wrecking incidents and by the 1960s an average of 25 hooligan incidents a year were being reported - and hooliganism as we know it had been born.
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