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The Football Banning Orders Authority can require those with a ban to report to police and even surrender their passport.

Three football fans were banned from attending Peterborough United matches last season, new Home Office figures have revealed.

It comes as police across England and Wales have intensified their crackdown on football disorder to ensure fans and families can enjoy games in safety.

Figures published by the Government, show that three Posh fans were banned from Championship matches between 2021 and 2022.

A general view of Peterborough United's London Road Stadium (image: Getty).

They include one man, aged 18 to 34, and two men aged 35 to 49.

This is up by two Football Banning Orders (FBOs), compared to the 2020 and 2021 season – when Posh was in League One.

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Football-related arrests rose by nearly 60 per cent across England and Wales last season in comparison to the season before the Covid pandemic, as police targeted troublemakers at matches.

Peterborough United fans were dished out three banning orders last season, preventing them from entering the London Road ground (image: Flourish)

New figures published by the Home Office on 22 September 2022 reveal that 2,198 arrests were made in the 2021-22 season, 59 per cent higher than in the 2018-19 season.

The data also shows there were 1,308 people with FBOs at the end of the 2021-22 season across the two nations.

This included 516 new orders issued, preventing those individuals from attending games, including the World Cup in Qatar.

‘Selfish troublemakers’

Minister for the Home Office Jeremy Quin said: “Our football clubs are at the heart of our communities, and it is unacceptable that the game we all love is tarnished by a minority of selfish troublemakers.

“The increase in football-related arrests shows that police are taking firm action to stop this disorder and preserve the enjoyment of the game for fans and families which I wholeheartedly support.”

FBOs are a preventative behavioural order designed to prevent violence, disorder and harm and are imposed by a court, following an application or on conviction for a football-related offence.

This may include pitch invasions, use of pyrotechnics and online abuse, and can ban people from attending regulated football matches for up to five years, and up to ten years if a custodial sentence is imposed.

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