By Jamie Gardner, Press Association
Published: 08:56 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 18 June 2019
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Manchester United supporters have been involved in more football-related arrests where racism was an aggravating factor or a feature than any other club in England in the four seasons up to 2017-18, data from the Home Office shows.
Data released under a Freedom of Information request shows that 27 individuals recorded as United fans by police were arrested during the seasons 2014-15 to 2017-18.
Championship clubs Leeds and Millwall each had 15 supporters arrested, while Leicester had 14 and Chelsea 13.
Manchester United had more racism-related arrests than any English club in four seasons
Championship clubs Leeds and Millwall both had 15 arrests during the time frame
The 2018-19 season in England was marred by a series of racism-related incidents and arrests. Data for the season just ended is set to be released later this summer.
Where racism has been recorded as a feature of an incident, it requires the arresting officer to tick a box, which is why the Home Office says the overall accuracy of the data cannot be guaranteed.
Manchester United pointed to the fact their large attendances meant the percentage of their supporters involved was miniscule.
A club spokesperson said: 'There is no place for racism within our game, or in society as a whole, and we are committed to working to make football free from all forms of discrimination, whether through our own 'All Red All Equal' campaign or in support of Kick It Out and other organisations.
'This statistic applies to 0.0004 per
