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Cambridge United 1980s football hooligans 'out of retirement'

April 10, 2015 7:15 pm

Football hooligans from the 1980s are out of retirement and encouraging the next generation to join their “gangs”, Cambridge United’s chairman has said.

In programme notes being released before the U’s match on Saturday, Dave Doggett said problems had occurred since promotion to the Football League.

He said the club had identified 10 troublemakers, some aged in their 50s and 60s, and was working with police.

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Cambridgeshire Police said it had seen a rise in football-related violence.