Middlesbrough Frontline

Middlesbrough Frontline
The Frontline
In Teesville
Years active 1972–present
Territory Middlesbrough area
Ethnicity Mostly White British
Membership 60-80
Criminal activities Football hoolaginism, riots and fighting

The Frontline is a football hooligan firm associated with Middlesbrough F.C..

Members

A notable member was Teesville man Paul Debrick (known as "The Brick") who became a member of the firm as a teenager during the early 1980s. In 1984, at the age of 19, he was jailed for two years for fighting Barnsley fans.[1] He continued his involvement in hooliganism until the early 2000s, and published his autobiography The Brick: A Hooligan's Story in 2005.[2] He died on 6 August 2007, aged 42, from a Deep vein thrombosis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Former football hooligan found dead - Eston & Normanby - TS6. Ts6.gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ 'Hooligans aren't bad people'. Archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk (2005-09-29). Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
  3. ^ News - Local News - Brother pays tribute as former hooligan dies. Gazette Live (2007-08-09). Retrieved on 2010-10-03.

Further reading

  • DeBrick, Paul (2007). The Brick: A Hooligan's Story , Milo Books, ISBN 190385461X
  • Theone, John (2003). The Frontline, battling for the Boro, Milo Books, ISBN 1903854180

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