Steve Hickmott

Steve Hickmott is an English former football hooligan and co-author of a book about his exploits as a football hooligan. He currently lives in South East Asia.Fact|date=February 2008

Background

Hickmott was a hooligan with the Chelsea Headhunters which he led for some time during the mid 1980s. He was eventually arrested in the first undercover football operation in the United Kingdom. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for organising violence. However, the sentence was later overturned after police evidence was questioned.cite news
last = Lowles
first = Nick
title = Headhunters unmasked
publisher = Searchlight magazine
date = December, 1999
url = http://www.macintyre.com/content/view/62/105/
accessdate = 2008-02-13 ] Hickmott co-wrote the book, "Armed for the Match: The Troubles and Trials of the Chelsea Headhunters" in 2000. He had a cameo appearance in the 2004 English film, The Football Factory.

References

Further reading

* Ward, Colin; Hickmott, Steve (2000-04-06). "Armed for the Match: The Troubles and Trials of the Chelsea Headhunters ", Headline Books Publishing, ISBN 0747262926