Leicester City will want to leave the Championship and return to the Premier League right away.
After finishing in 18th place last season under the leadership of Brendan Rodgers and Dean Smith, the Foxes’ eight-year stint in the top division came to an end.
Enso Maresca, who assumes control of his first managerial position in England, will be tasked with attempting to bring Premier League football back to the King Power Stadium.
Due to player sales and parachute payments, Leicester has a far stronger financial position than the bulk of its Championship competitors this season. As a result, there will be great expectations in the East Midlands for the 43-year-old to secure promotion back to the top division.
Some Foxes fans may have over the line with their behavior at some times, which results in arrests and can lead to stadium banning orders, after a very difficult and frustrating season that resulted in relegation back to the second tier.
Here at Football League World, we break down the amount of arrests made last season involving Leicester supporters and how they compare to those at other clubs.
What were the UK Home Office’s official statistics?
In England and Wales, the 2022–23 season saw a nine-year high of 2,264 football-related arrests and 1,624 football banning orders, according to a recent report from the UK Home Office.
The number of football-related arrests is at a three percent increase from 2,198 since the previous campaign.
Football matches had a combined total of 45.4 million people last season according to the figures, which suggests an arrest rate of 0.005%, or five arrests for every 100,000 people.
90% of arrests were supporters of clubs in England’s top five divisions.
The most common football-related arrest offence types were public disorder (34%), violent disorder (21%), alcohol offences (9%) and the possession of class A drugs (9%).
Last term has also totalled the highest number of new football banning orders since the 2010/11 season, when just 960 were issued.
682 new orders were handed out – rising to 1,624 being recorded in 2022/23.
How many Leicester City supporters were arrested last season?
A total of 49 supporters of the East Midlands team were detained.
Leicester also came in third for the most active football bans with 56; only Millwall and Manchester United recorded higher numbers with 66 and 69, respectively.
In terms of club arrests, how does Leicester City compare to other teams?
Leicester finished eighth in terms of club arrests, trailing only Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Man City, Leeds United, Man Utd, and West Ham.
Hammers supporters were detained 89 times nationwide, more than any other club. A record number of arrests—a total of 27 for public disorder and another 23 for hurling missiles—were made.
Man Utd, with a total of 83 arrests, had the next-highest amount. Man City had 66, Leeds had 69, Arsenal had 51, Tottenham had 51, and Burnley had 50.
