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The Tartan Army in Milan, Italy Scotland fans at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Italy.. Tartan is part of the symbolic national dress of Scotland, and the name Tartan Army first came into common usage in the 1970s, to describe the "well-refreshed hordes" who would stand on the terracings at Hampden Park, or biannually at Wembley for the England ...
Celtic supporters commemorating the team's 1967 European Cup victory. The supporters of Celtic, a Scottish football club, were estimated in 2003 to number around 12 million worldwide. Numerous fan magazines and supporters' websites are dedicated to the club, and there are in excess of 800 supporters' clubs in over 60 countries around the world.
Many of these clubs have a formal relationship with Supporters Direct. Pages in category "Fan-owned football clubs in England" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras , which derives from the Latin word ultrā, [ 1 ] meaning beyond in English, with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal.
The recommendations in the Labour government's Football Task Force (1999) endorsed a new form of supporters’ organisation, the supporters trust. RFSC decided to take advantage of this opportunity and a working party under the leadership of ex-RFSC chairman Roger Titford and including several non-members of RFSC launched STAR (Supporters Trust ...
West Ham is the only club in the borough of Newham and a majority of fans in the borough support West Ham. [1] Their home match average attendance over the last six seasons was in excess of 33,000 per season [ 11 ] and despite finishing in bottom place in the Premier League for the 2010–11 season, their home attendance averaged 33,426 ...
The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA) is the national, democratic, representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. They are the leading advocates for supporter ownership, better fan engagement, cheaper ticket prices, the choice to stand at the match (safe standing), protecting fan rights, good governance, diversity, and all types of supporter empowerment across both ...
In British sports, a supporters' trust is a formal, democratic and not-for-profit organisation of fans who attempt to strengthen the influence of supporters over the running of the club they support. There are over 140 supporters' trusts across England , Wales and Scotland and the majority of these are affiliated to football clubs, however ...