More than 30 people have been banned from attending football matches at Shrewsbury Town over the last 15 months, according to new government statistics.
Two people were also banned from AFC Telford United, the Home Office figures revealed.
Nationally, 3,172 banning orders were imposed, with Leeds United followers (152); Cardiff City (136) and Millwall (117), topping the table of football-related offences.
The figures cover offences which occurred between August 9, 2007, and October 30, 2008.
Lee Carter, AFC Telford chairman, said the number of people arrested by police at the club’s New Bucks Head stadium was down from 25 to four, all for public order offences, which illustrated the good behaviour of the majority of fans.
He said: “Just looking at those numbers of two people proves how little trouble we have from our fans, when you think in total we have about 2,000 fans coming to our home games.
“I believe one of those incidents occurred when we were away,” he added.
Rob Bickerton, Shrewsbury Town managing director, declined to comment on the 31 people given banning orders from the club.
Last month, 13 Shropshire hooligans were banned from attending football matches for a combined total of nearly 50 years after a fight broke out at Tame Bridge Parkway railway station, near Walsall FC’s Bescot Stadium, on November 10, 2007.
A group of Shrewsbury Town followers clashed with rival Walsall supporters before a match.
In total, 3,842 arrests were made for football-related offences at domestic and international matches in England and Wales over the period in question – roughly 1.21 per game.
The figures also showed that arrests for racist chanting in the terraces fell 43 per cent to 23 – the lowest level on record.
Vernon Coaker, Home Office minister, said the Government remained committed to tackling violence and criminality in and outside matches.
He said: “Football violence and disorder has no place in the modern game.”
By Sunita Patel and Emma Black
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