- 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
- ^ Former football hooligan found dead - Eston & Normanby - TS6. Ts6.gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
- ^ 'Hooligans aren't bad people'. Archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk (2005-09-29). Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
- ^ 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
Football Firms Notable Firms: 6.57 Crew · Arsenal firm · Aston Villa Hardcore · Baby Squad · Birmingham Zulus · Blades Business Crew · Capital City Service · Derby Lunatic Fringe · Gate 13 · Chelsea Headhunters · Hull City Psychos · Inter City Firm · La Familia · Leeds United Service Crew · Luton Town MIGs · Middlesbrough Frontline · Millwall Bushwackers · The Muckers · Naughty Forty · Newcastle Gremlins · Red Army · Section B · Soul Crew · Subway Army · Suicide Squad · Thames Valley Travellers · Yid ArmyCategories:- Middlesbrough F.C.
- Association football hooligan firms
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
