List of recorded incidents involving the CCS

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The Capital City Service (CCS) is a Scottish football hooligan firm associated with Hibernian and active from 1984 when the casual hooligan subculture took off in Scotland. Their roots were in the previous incarnations of hooligans attached to the club and also the wider Edinburgh and surrounding areas gang culture. They are more commonly known in the media and amongst the public as the Hibs Casuals though within the hooligan network they may also be referred to as Hibs boys. [1] [2]

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Criteria for inclusion

Below is a chronological list of incidents that the CCS has been noted as being involved in. The criteria for inclusion require that there must be evidence or an indication of:

It is also preferred if a mention can be included of:

1984–85 season

1984/1985 Season
DateEventDetails
5 August 1984Hibernian v Newcastle United, Easter Road A mixed group of CCS and Hibs skinheads attacked the Newcastle hooligans in London Road after the match. [3]
27 October 1984 Hearts v Hibernian, Tynecastle Before the game a public house in the west of the city called Luckies was smashed up by the CCS, they then tried to turn a car onto its side on Gorgie Road and the same attempt was made on a coach containing Hearts fans. During this mayhem a police officer was knocked off his motorbike and hospitalised. [3]
3 November 1984Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadThe game was postponed but the Aberdeen Soccer Casuals still arrived in Edinburgh and there was an attempt by the CCS to run into the station to confront them. The Aberdeen hooligans exited the station and the gangs clashed on Princes Street. [4]
6 November 1984Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadAfter the rearranged fixture was played a small gang of ASC and CCS clashed initially at the junction of Bothwell Street and Easter Road where also other Hibs supporters got involved in the rammy. On London Road the mobs fought again and the police arrested several Hibs boys whilst the ASC had sustained quite a few injuries. There were running battles all the way up to Waverley station where on Princes Street the hooligans made use of traffic cones and bottles as weapons until the police dispersed the rival gangs. [4]
1 December 1984Hearts v Aberdeen, TynecastleHibs casuals are amongst a gang of Motherwell SS as they fought with ASC outside Waverley station before the match. [5]
16 February 1985 Raith Rovers v Aberdeen, Starks Park A mob of Hibs casuals went to the match and were attacked by the ASC inside the ground, two Hibs boys were hospitalised. After being escorted by police onto the next Edinburgh bound train and whilst on board the CCS pulled the communication cord as it passed the stadium and launched missiles at the fans still watching the game. [6]
24 February 1985 Meadowbank Thistle v Motherwell, Meadowbank Stadium The CCS fought with the Saturday Service hooligans of Motherwell in the stand resulting in some injuries and seats being damaged. [5]
9 March 1985Hearts v Aberdeen, TynecastleThere were several skirmishes between the CCS and ASC from Waverley station until Gorgie Road. After the match the ASC broke through the police escort at McLeod Street and fought a mixed mob of CCS, Hearts Casual Soccer Firm and Gorgie Aggro. There were further clashes at Shandwick Place and Waverley station. [7]
23 March 1985Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadBefore the match CCS and ASC clashed on Easter Road with bottles, bricks and roadwork equipment being thrown or used as weapons and resulting in one Hibs boy being seriously assaulted and taken to hospital in a comatose state. [4] [8] At halftime it was rumoured he had died and during the second half Aberdeen fans and players were subject to a barrage of missiles such as bottles, stones, coins, iron bolts and golf balls. When a linesman was struck on the head with a lump of concrete the referee stopped the match until order was restored. [9]
30 March 1985Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleThe match was postponed due to heavy snow; this did not stop an afternoon of running battles breaking out in Edinburgh city centre between Hibs and Hearts casuals. [7]
2 April 1985Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleAt this rearranged fixture after the game the CCS fought with the Gorgie Aggro several times. [6] [7]
17 April 1985Aberdeen v Dundee United, TynecastleAfter this cup replay was played as the ASC returned to their mini-buses they encountered some Hibs boys on Princes Street who informed them that they had got to their vehicles already and vandalised them with one of them being smashed into a fence. [4]
11 May 1985Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadTowards the end of the match fighting breaks out on the East Terrace between Hibs boys and Rangers fans as they both overcame the segregation fences to get at each other, the game is held up and the players are taken off the pitch until the police gain control of the crowd. At the final whistle the referee would not allow the Hibernian players to approach this section of the ground to applaud their fans. [10] [11]

1985–86 season

1985/1986 Season
DateEventDetails
13 August 1985Edinburgh Select v Bayern Munich, TynecastleBefore and after this challenge match that was part of the Edinburgh Festival the CCS clashed with the CSF in Gorgie Road. [3]
17 August 1985Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadRangers fans started causing trouble in the West Stand and the CCS, who were in the North Stand, invaded the pitch attempting to confront them but were thwarted by swift police action. The game was held up for nearly 30 minutes and the Hibs manager, John Blackley, assisted the match security officials by trying to calm the Hibs fans down. [12]
31 August 1985Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleAt 2.15 p.m. the CCS appeared outside the Haymarket Bar and fought with police and the CSF as they exited the public house. Shortly after this the two mobs clashed further up on Gorgie Road and there are minor scuffles after the match again on the same street. That night the Hibs casuals returned to the Haymarket area looking for their Hearts counterparts and there were also disturbances between the two gangs in Lothian Road. [7]
7 September 1985Hibernian v Celtic, Easter RoadAfter the match the CCS ambushed the Celtic Soccer Crew outside the ground and then once again at Waverley station. [13]
25 September 1985Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadThere were some skirmishes inside the stadium during the game between Hibs boys and their Rangers opponents. After the game as the Rangers Inter City Firm were in a police escort nearing Waverley Station a group of Hibs casuals wearing Rangers colours ambushed the ICF who defended themselves by spraying CS gas. [14]
12 October 1985Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadAfter the match the CCS and ASC clashed on London Road and there were skirmishes between the gangs until they reached the Playhouse theatre on Greenside Place. There both sets of hooligans utilised the presence of building material and engaged in a street battle that took the police an estimated five minutes to restore order. As the by now disjointed groups of casuals from each side were reconvening on Princes Street in the vicinity of Waverley station a member of the Hibs BBC threw a petrol bomb towards a large group of ASC. A youth was later arrested and charged in connection with this incident. [6]
9 November 1985Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadThe Hearts casuals intended on getting a train from Haymarket station to Waverley but were foiled by the appearance of the CCS outside the station. Running battles broke out and traffic cones were being hurled as the police arrived to keep the mobs apart. The Hibs casuals returned to the Haymarket area that night, in what was becoming a regular occurrence, and more fighting broke out. [7]
14 December 1985Aberdeen v Hibernian, Pittodrie The CCS and ASC clashed before the game outside the Premier Bar, a public house adjacent to the Beach End section of the ground. During the fighting a casual from each gang is slashed and the Hibs boy with one of these knife injuries is arrested and charged with wounding the Aberdeen casual. [6]
1 January 1986Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleOn the way to the game the CCS stopped outside the Green Tree pub and engaged in scuffles with rival supporters. During the match the opposing casual groups threw coins at each other over the segregation fence. After the match the CCS clashed with CSF in Mcleod Street. [7]
11 January 1986Dundee v Hibernian, Dens Park At about 2 p.m. the Dundee Utility were made aware of the arrival of the CCS at the railway station and set off from the Executive Bar to intercept them. The two mobs met and a large scale fight took place for several minutes. The Utility retreated to Reform Street where the police prevented an immediate further attack from the Hibs casuals. Shortly after both gangs encountered each other on North Isla Street close to Dens Park Primary School and the battle resumed with fights breaking out all over the road. The police eventually arrived and broke the trouble up. [15]
25 January 1986Hearts v Rangers, TynecastleA gang of BBC attacked some ICF on Princes Street whilst the match was being played. [14] At the west end of Princes Street after the match a group of Hibs casuals clashed with a mob of CSF that included hooligans from Darlington, Millwall and Newcastle. [7]
15 February 1986Hearts v Hamilton, TynecastleAs Hearts hooligans and members of the Union Jack Rangers supporters bus were drinking in bars in the Haymarket area a mob of Hibs casuals turned up. They smashed the window of a pub and a series of fights broke out in the area between the rival gangs. [7]
22 February 1986Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadHibs and Aberdeen casuals fought each other in the standing enclosure section of the West Stand and then after the match there were further running battles between them around Waverley station. [16]
9 March 1986Hearts v St Mirren, TynecastleThe previous evening had seen more vicious fighting taking place in the Haymarket area between the CCS and the CSF & Union Jack, a Hibs boy had been stabbed and was seriously ill in hospital. The Hibs casuals mobbed up in Rose Street with the intention to go to the Hearts game but the police were alerted to this and they dispersed the gang. [7]
22 March 1986Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadTo get to the game the CSF walked from Haymarket along Princes Street scuffling with small mobs of Hibs casuals along the way. A bigger confrontation occurred outside the Playhouse theatre when a larger group of CCS appeared and the resulting street fight was eventually broken up by police. There were fourteen arrests at the scene. [7]
29 March 1986St Mirren v Hibernian, Love Street Before the match there was a set-to near to the shopping precinct in Paisley town centre between the CCS and Love Street Division hooligans of St Mirren. Prior to the kick-off the Hibs casuals entered into the back of the home fans section of the ground next to the segregation fence that held the away fans. When the LSD arrived there was a brief skirmish on the terracing culminating in the police escorting the CCS into the adjacent Hibs end. After the match whilst making their way back through Glasgow they encountered a large group of CSC not far from Central Station. The Celtic casuals let loose a volley of missiles one of which contained a CS gas type substance that dispersed mainly onto the Hibs boys. There was a running battle that carried on into Mitchell Square where the police arrested fifty-five Hibs casuals. [17] [18]
5 April 1986Aberdeen v Hibernian, Dens ParkRunning battles took place in various parts of the city centre, at pubs, in shops, on roadways even a children's play park was used in a confrontation as the fragmented groups of CCS and ASC went at each other. [3]
16 April 1986Newcastle United v Manchester United, St James' Park The Hibs casuals went into the away section of the ground and fought the Manchester United hooligans at the segregation fence. Two Hibs boys were arrested and the rest were ejected from the stadium. [3]
26 April 1986Motherwell v Hibernian, Fir ParkWhen the Hibs boys arrived they made their way to the Centre Focus bar near the railway station and clashed with Motherwells Tufty Club. Shortly after this the CCS were ambushed by the SS in the Watsonville Park and the two crews fought a pitched battle. [3] [19]
3 May 1986 Leicester v Newcastle Utd, Filbert Street Before the match the CCS along with the younger crew of Newcastle lads clashed with Leicester hooligans. During the game as the news filtered through that Hearts would lose their chance of winning the Scottish League the Hibs boys celebrated by way of smashing the seats up in their section of the stadium. [17]

1986–87 season

1986/1987 Season
DateEventDetails
20 September 1986Celtic v Hibernian, Celtic Park Upon exiting Queen Street station the CCS were prevented from clashing with the CSC in George Square as the police stepped in and sent the gangs off in different directions. Shortly after this two smaller groups of Hibs and Celtic casuals were involved in street battles that took them into the Barras area of the city. The fighting became more vicious and eventually a Celtic boy was knocked out when a sandwich board was used to strike him on the head. [3]
10 November 1986Hibernian v Celtic, Easter RoadAs the CCS were fighting the Celtic Soccer Crew at the junction of Bothwell Street and Easter Road a Hibs boy was slashed on the back of the neck with a Stanley knife. A man was arrested at the scene for possession of an offensive weapon. [3]
22 November 1986Dundee United v Hibernian, Tannadice Before the match a mob of Utility made their way to the Ambassador, a public house that the CCS were known to frequent and there was Hibs boys outside the bar drinking as the Utility appeared. The Hibs casuals threw their beer bottles in the direction of the approaching Dundee mob but this did not deter them from initiating a street battle between the two gangs. After the game ended the CCS clashed with the Utility near the council allotments close to the stadium, first on the junction of Arklay Street and Tannadice Street where a huge street battle was broken up by mounted police officers and then on a side street off Clepington Street. [3] [15]
13 December 1986Aberdeen v Hibernian, PittodrieThe CCS enters Union Street to take on the ASC who are in a public house that the Hibs boys began smashing the windows of. More Aberdeen casuals arrive and a running battle ensues on the city's main thoroughfare. [17]
27 December 1986Dundee v Hibernian, Dens ParkThe police employed a firm handed approach to the escorting of the CCS on the way to the game. Tensions rose sufficiently enough that some police officers were forced to use their truncheons on the mob. This quickly escalated into fighting between the casuals and police which resulted in seven arrests at the scene. [3] As was done previously prior to the match the Utility made their way to the Ambassador bar and engaged in a street fight with the CCS. After the game the police managed to keep the rival mobs apart whilst on Provost Road but upon approaching the Hilltown area the Hibs boys had managed to evade the police escort, attack the Dundee mob and engaged in several street battles. [15]
31 January 1987Hibernian v Dunfermline, Easter RoadThe CCS clashed with the Dunfermline casuals firstly on London Road and then in Bothwell Street before the game. [3]
28 February 1987Rangers v Hibernian, Ibrox ParkThe CCS were seated in the main grandstand and during the second half of the match one of them fired off a red ship flare that resulted in some seats being scorched. [6] [20]
21 March 1987 Sunderland v Oldham Athletic, Roker Park After the game the Hibs casuals together with Oldham boys clashed with the Sunderland hooligans and there was a series of running battles all the way to the railway station. Inside the station Hibs boys fought with Sunderlands mob on the platform. [6]
11 April 1987Dundee v Dundee United, Tynecastle ParkThe CCS had a set-to with the Utility after the match whilst the Dundee boys were waiting on their train [15]
23 May 1987 Scotland v England, Hampden In Edinburgh Hibs casuals were involved in disturbances with English supporters near to Waverley station. Later on the CCS and ASC joined up in Glasgow and clashed with a mob of England hooligans initially in George Square then elsewhere in the city. Subsequent arrests of Hibs boys led to them being remanded in custody in Barlinnie prison. In Edinburgh after the match the CCS clashed with Newcastle boys in Princes Street. [17]

1987–88 season

1987/1988 Season
DateEventDetails
8 August 1987Dunfermline v Hibernian, East End Park Before the game whilst drinking in the City Hotel a rowdy Hibs mob were confronted by one of the premises doorman, he was then assaulted with a pint glass that resulted in him losing an eye. The CCS clashed with the Dunfermline Carnegie Soccer Service after the match and there had been that many Hibs boys arrested that the police were forced to overcrowd their cells. [3]
29 August 1987Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleReturning from the match the Hibs casuals clashed with a mob of punks who were in Princes Street Gardens around 6 p.m. Running battles disrupted traffic and scattered shoppers, there were six arrests. [21] [22]
3 October 1987Celtic v Hibernian, Celtic ParkThe CCS paid into the main stand as they knew the Celtic casuals gathered there to watch the match. The CSC were at a pie stand when they spotted the Hibs boys and threw their hot drinks at them. The two mobs had a brief skirmish before the police stepped in and ejected the Hibs mob from the stadium. [3]
17 October 1987Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadAt the end of a fairly played match in front of a rumbunctious atmosphere described as "unbridled mayhem", hundreds of supporters from each team including their casual elements got onto the pitch. A full-scale riot was narrowly avoided by the diligent intervention of stewards and police. It was commented that there was inadequate police cover for the game and that Hibernian F.C. as a club needed to wake up to the realities of proper crowd control requirements. [23]
7 November 1987Rangers v Hibernian, Ibrox Sporadic fighting took place all along Paisley Road West as the CCS made their way to the match, including a prolonged battle outside the District Bar with a mob of Rangers Inter City Firm. After the game the Hibs mob made their way back to this pub and proceeded to smash all its windows. The Rangers boys exited the premises and, with other Rangers fans joining in, a running battle ensued between them and the CCS with at one point paving stones being used as missiles and also scaffolding poles as weapons. This rammy was estimated to have lasted for ten minutes or more before the police finally intervened and they made 72 arrests. One Hibs boy had been slashed three times and needed hospital treatment. [6] [14]
24 November 1987Aberdeen v Hibernian, Pittodrie Before the game CCS and ASC clashed outside the Beach End, one Aberdeen boy is stabbed. [3]
28 November 1987Hibernian v Celtic, Easter RoadDuring the second half a tear-gas grenade was thrown over the segregation fence on the East Terrace into the section containing Hibs casuals by a member of the CSC. Riotous scenes occurred outside the away end of the ground as the CCS and other Hibs fans clashed with police protecting Celtic fans. Shortly after on Easter Road Hibs casuals clashed with the Celtic mob. [3]
16 December 1987Dundee United v Hibernian, TannadiceIn the City Square before the match a mob of Hibs boys ambushed some Dundee casuals and there was a few arrests. After the game the two mobs clashed outside the entrance to the Overgate shopping centre where the police broke up the fighting and made a couple of arrests. [15]
21 May 1988England v Scotland, Wembley The CCS fought with various English hooligan firms at different times and locations in central London throughout the day as well as inside the stadium during the match and outside it after the game had finished, there were several Hibs casuals arrested at all incidents. [3] [24] [25] During the encounter with Chelsea Headhunters in Leicester Square a Hibs boy attempted to stab a Chelsea hooligan. [26]

1988–89 season

1988/1989 Season
DateEventDetails
6 August 1988Oldham Athletic v Hibernian, Boundary Park The Hibs Baby Crew were the first to arrive in the town and they clashed with Oldham hooligans outside a pub near to the stadium. The remainder of the CCS were still in Manchester attacking Manchester City boys in a bar and as more local hooligans arrived this stramash spilled out onto the main road. Near to the end of the match the Hibs mob successfully fought with the police to prevent them from locking the secure fencing that penned in the terracing and then smashed through a set of huge wooden gates and clashed with Oldhams mob outside the away end. [6]
31 August 1988Hibernian v Aberdeen, Easter RoadThe CCS positioned themselves in the recreational area between Calton Terrace and London Road to affect an ambush when the ASC passed by. As Aberdeen walked along on London Road in their escort the two mobs clashed and one Aberdeen boy was stabbed. [8]
31 December 1988Hibernian v Motherwell, Easter RoadThe Hibs boys went into the Dunbar end, the away fans section, and were unnoticed by the Motherwell casuals as the match kicked off. When Hibs scored the CCS celebrated wildly and battled with the Saturday Service on the terracing. [6]
4 March 1989Private party at Meadow Bar Buccleuch Place, EdinburghAt 1 a.m. vanloads of police including dog handlers broke up a party in a pub that was being held to celebrate a Hibs boys release from prison. After some antagonism between the officers and casuals the CCS clashed with the police in the nearby Edinburgh University car park next to Bristo Square. In a scene described as resembling more of a mob fight than police crowd control, 1 Hibs boy was bitten by a police dog and twelve men were eventually arrested and charged with police assaults and breaches of the peace. [3]
27 May 1989Scotland v England, HampdenThe CCS fought English hooligans in Edinburgh on the morning of the match, severely injuring some of them whilst there was one attempted stabbing of a Hibs boy. [27] In Glasgow, an alliance of Scottish casuals fought with a similar mixed mob of English casuals on Victoria Road. At a nearby pub the English mob exited armed with knives, knuckledusters, hammers and iron bars in response to the Scottish mob that had smashed all the windows. The gangs clashed again and two Hibs boys were stabbed in the melee that progressed into running battles and missiles being thrown the rest of the way along the road. Both gangs had tickets for the same section and there was a continuation of violence inside the ground. After the game the English mob resorted to ripping up fences to use as weapons as they clashed with the Scottish mob outside Mount Florida railway station and also on Jamaica Street Bridge. Several Hibs boys had been arrested as well as being stabbed or slashed. [6]

1989–90 season

1989/1990 Season
DateEventDetails
June 1989 James Connolly Society Memorial Walk, EdinburghThe CCS had been invited as stewards for this inaugural memorial walk in Edinburgh as there was expected to be a violent counterdemonstration from Ulster Loyalist groups that would include Hearts and Rangers casuals. The first clash took place on the Grassmarket and then again at the West Port area where it became evident that CSF and ICF hooligans were present. The opposing groups clashed again on Lothian Road and the day finally came to an end with a mass brawl on the Meadows. [3]
31 July 1989 Hull City v Hibernian, Boothferry Park A small group of CCS went into the home end and clashed with Hull hooligans. The police broke up the fighting and escorted the Hibs boys into the away end. [6]
1 August 1989 Burnley v Hibernian, Turf Moor The Hibs boys fought with a Burnley mob in a town centre pedestrian precinct before the match. When the game finished there was a further clash between the mobs in a lane close to the stadium. [6]
5 August 1989 Aston Villa v Hibernian, Villa Park After the match the CCS clashed with the Villa mob outside the main stand, two Hibs boys were arrested. Later on the Hibs casuals fought with an ice-hockey crowd exiting from an ice-rink during which a Hibs boys stabbed at last one person with a hypodermic needle. [6]
31 October 1989 FC Liege v Hibernian, Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt The night before the match the CCS fought pitched battles at various city centre locations with Anderlecht boys, bikers, mods and finally with a gang of Maghrebis. This last fight involved the use of bottles, tables, chairs and knives as weapons resulting in injuries to members of each mob. Armed police arrived on the scene and arrested 50 Hibs boys. After the match the CCS clashed with Liege hooligans and there were 5 arrests, two of them were Hibs casuals. The train from Dover to London that contained the returning Hibs hooligans had one carriage completely smashed up. When the train arrived the British Transport Police arrested 16 Hibs boys in connection with this vandalism. [3] [28]
3 February 1990Hibernian v Motherwell, Easter RoadOn the morning of the game the CCS travelled through to Motherwell in a fleet of hired vans in order to ambush the SS before they made their journey to Edinburgh. This proved to be a successful strategy and the SS were caught completely unaware. In the resulting street fight one Motherwell boy is stabbed with a screwdriver. [6]
10 February 1990Celtic v Hibernian, Celtic ParkThe police became aware of the presence of a large gang of Hibs casuals in the lower stand section of the stadium and escorted them into the front rows of seats for the match. At half time the Hibs boys made their way to the back of the stand and started a fight in full view of the police. [29] After the game the CCS and the CSC clashed in George Square whilst a mob of ICF returning from the Motherwell joined in resulting in several pitched battles breaking out. [14]

1990–91 to 1999–2000 seasons

1990/91 to 1999/00 Seasons
DateEventDetails
17 August 1990Millwall v Hibernian, The Den Outside a pub on New Cross Road before the match the CCS clashed with a mob of Millwall hooligans. Some Hibs boys were ripping up wooden fences to use as weapons whilst others smashed windows of the pub or vandalised cars in the car park, one of which was overturned; at least two Hibs boys are arrested. Shortly afterwards the two mobs fought a pitched battle directly outside the away end. [6] [17]
1 September 1990Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadBefore the match the CCS and ICF clashed at the east end of Princes Street then once more on the way to Easter Road. As the Rangers boys made their way along the same street after the game the Hibs casuals, who had been following them, let loose with a volley of missiles and then the two mobs fought a pitched battle. [14]
7 September 1990Kronk rave at The Well pub, Dunfermline At 11 p.m. a mob of Hibs casuals attempted to attack the Dunfermline boys inside the premises by forcibly gaining entry through the main entrance, via the connecting door in the public house, the rear fire exit and then once again at the main entrance. At this point the Dunfermline mob armed with pool cues, glasses and bottles appeared on the street and confronted the CCS who was carrying knives, iron bars, baseball bats, a sword and an axe. One Dunfermline boy was severely injured by an axe and four Hibs boys were later charged with mobbing & rioting, attempted murder and serious assaults. [3] [30]
15 September 1990Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadThe first half was punctuated mainly with disorder on the East Terrace between Hibs casuals, other fans and police. One boy ran on the pitch to remonstrate with the Hearts player John Robertson, a Hearts fan also ran on and joined in the confrontation and the game was held up for 8 minutes. Further trouble on the terracing at half-time delayed the start of the second half. There were 36 arrests at the match. [31] [32]
16 March 1991Dunfermline v Hibernian, East End ParkBefore the game a group of Hibs casuals clashed with Dunfermline hooligans in the High Street. One Hibs boy was hospitalised with a bottle injury to his head. [3]
27 April 1991 St Johnstone v Hibernian, McDiarmid Park The CCS clashed with St Johnstone fans, at least one Hibs casual is arrested. [3] Returning from the game upon their arrival in Edinburgh the Hibs boys encounter a mob of Celtic Casuals on Princes Street and a running battle ensues that ends up in St. Andrews Square bus station. [24]
25 September 1991Hibernian v Rangers, Hampden ParkOn the way walking to the League Cup tie the ICF appeared from within a housing scheme throwing stones, bottles and firing flares at the CCS and the two mobs then clashed. [30] One Rangers boy has part of his ear cut off. [33]
7 March 1992Hibernian v Airdrieonians, Easter RoadAfter this cup game the CCS clashed with the Section B hooligans [34]
1 August 1992Aberdeen v Hibernian, PittodrieThe CCS and ASC clashed in Aberdeen city centre. [30] [35]
29 September 1992 RSC Anderlecht v Hibernian, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium The CCS travelled via Amsterdam where they fought with Rangers fans and smashed a bar up. On the afternoon of the match they clashed with a mob of Anderlecht boys on the Grand-Place in Brussels and smashed the windows of the Metro train they boarded. The Hibs casuals then alighted in a predominantly Maghreb area of the city where the locals quickly gathered, many armed with knives, to address the CCS presence and as the groups battled a Hibs boy got his throat cut. [17] Near to the stadium shortly before kick-off the Hibs casuals tried to entice the Anderlecht mob out of the pubs they were in but the police intervened by firing CS gas. [36] Inside the stadium the CCS tore the wire mesh segregation fence and began coiling it back, the police halted this by baton charging the Hibs mob. During the game the Hibs casuals started smashing up the seats and hurling them at the Anderlecht boys, the police baton charged once more. Afterwards there were skirmishes with mobs of Maghrebis in Grand-Place. 30 Hibs boys had been arrested and deported that day. [6]
21 December 1992 Madness concert, Ingliston ShowgroundViolence erupted before the band appeared on stage when the CCS fought with ICF, SS, skinheads and security staff in running battles using scaffolding poles, chains, hammers, golf clubs, baseball bats and bottles whilst the bands due to perform were locked into their dressing rooms. [37] The police finally restored order with the use of dog handlers, nine people were hospitalised and forty were treated for their injuries at the scene. [30] [38]
12 March 1993 Bolton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic, Burnden Park Upon arrival in Bolton the police intercepted the mixed mob of Hibs and Oldham hooligans and during the bodysearch process the Hibs boys dumped a frightening array of weapons. They were all sent back to Manchester where they fought with Manchester United thugs in a city centre bar that was also vandalised. The Oldham-Hibs crew returned to Bolton and after the game they clashed with Boltons mob, a few Oldham and Hibs boys were arrested. [34]
3 April 1993Aberdeen v Hibernian, TynecastleBefore the match the CCS were in pubs in Haymarket and ambushed the ASC as they exited the station. A massive fight took place and some boys were armed with batons and knives. There were 18 arrests at the scene and 22 later on in the day. [30] [39]
1 August 1993Hibernian v Leeds United, Easter RoadThe CCS fought with Leeds boys before and after the game in the High Street, Rose Street and outside Waverley station, there were 22 arrests and one Leeds fan admitted to hospital with serious head injuries. [40]
6 November 1993Dundee v Hibernian, Dens ParkAfter the game the CCS were heading to Union Street when they were attacked by a mob of young Dundee casuals and also older members of the Utility who exited the Caledonian public house. The fighting continued into Whitehall Street where a Hibs boy was struck on the head by a hammer wielding Dundee hooligan . The police arrived and arrested a casual from each gang. [15]
27 May 1994 Netherlands v Scotland, Stadion Galgenwaard An alliance of CCS, ASC and Utility fought with police on the platform of Utrecht railway station. When the Scottish crew exited the station they clashed with the Dutch mob in Utrecht's main square with café tables and chairs being thrown by each gang and some windows were smashed, the Dutch were also armed with knives, with further scuffles outside the stadium. The police arrested 46 Scottish boys who were then deported. [6] [15] [41]
13 August 1994Hibernian v Dundee Utd, Easter RoadAround 2.30 p.m. the CCS and Utility fought running battles in William Street near to the Melville Bar in a pre-arranged meet. The Hibs boys were armed with baseball bats, other hand held weapons and CS gas spray whilst the Dundee casuals made use of road signs that were to hand. The police arrived and scattered the trouble makers but were still able to make seven arrests. [15] During the rammy damage was also done to the bar, shops and cars as terrified pedestrians and shoppers fled. [42]
8 October 1994Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadThe CCS, who were armed with coshes and knives, arranged to fight the ICF, who were armed with claw hammers, [14] at Slateford train station in the west of Edinburgh before the match. In the outcome of the running battle that took place seven Rangers boys were hospitalised, [43] some with stab wounds. [33]
4 March 1995Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadAfter the game the Hibs boys, armed with clubs and items taken from a skip, clashed with the ICF in The Bridges area of the city near to the St James Centre. [33]
13 October 1995 BBBofC Fight Night, Hospitality Inn GlasgowAfter James Murray collapses in the final round of a British bantamweight title fight against Drew Docherty fighting breaks out amongst the crowd with chairs, bottles and glasses also being thrown. Hibs casuals who were there to support another fighter on the undercard were identified as being involved in the violence that was described as a riot. [44] [45]
15 July 1996England v Scotland, Wembley StadiumA joint force of Scottish casuals from Aberdeen, Hibernian, Dundee, Celtic, Falkirk, and Kilmarnock [46] clashed with English hooligan firms and police in and around Trafalgar Square from 6 until 9 p.m. At one point a mob of English and Scottish hooligans charged at each other through a police cordon and crowd control barriers. Later on as they were penned in the square the Scots hooligans launched bottles at groups of police, press and vehicles passing by, the police responded by baton charging them. This part of London was described as a riot-zone as police were kept busy keeping rival factions apart with dog handlers, police horses, batons and CS gas all being utilised, although there was only a relatively low amount of reported injuries and arrests. [15] [47]
18 July 1998 Telford United v Hibernian, Bucks Head Some Hibs casuals brawled with a small mob of Telford hooligans in the home end during the match. [48] During the game the CCS left the stadium and clashed with Telfords mob in the town centre. [3]
28 August 1999Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadThe ICF made their way to a pub on Easter Road before the match and there was a brief skirmish with a couple of Hibs boys until the police arrived. Outside the St James Centre after the game the two mobs clashed with several Hibs casuals receiving serious injuries and one of them getting knocked out. [14]
13 November 1999Scotland v England, Hampden ParkOn the day of the fixture Hibs casuals clashed with West Broms Section 5 in Glasgow city centre. [49] After the game the Hibs mob fought with Newcastle hooligans in Glasgow city centre then later on in Edinburgh at an arranged battle in a car park where a couple of Newcastle lads were arrested. [50]
17 November 1999England v Scotland, Wembley StadiumA mixed Scotland mob of Hibs, Aberdeen and Dundee boys had sporadic clashes with English hooligans in and around Trafalgar Square before the match.

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2000–01 to 2009–10 seasons

2000/01 to 2011/12 Seasons
DateEventDetails
12 August 2001 Liverpool v Manchester United, Millennium Stadium Whilst the match was being played a small group of Manchester United hooligans along with some members of the CCS fought with an equally numbered gang of Cardiff City Soul Crew in Cardiff. [34]
29 December 2001Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleThe Hibs casuals damaged approximately 100 seats and a toilet in the away end during the match. [52]
16 March 2002Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadA major disturbance occurred following the game between Hibs and Hearts casuals at the Hopetoun Bar on McDonald Road. The CCS smashed a window of the pub and the two gangs clashed on the street. Police had to break up the fighting by using dog handlers and CS gas and there were a handful of arrests. Further outbreaks of violence between the gangs took place in the city centre later on that night. [52]
11 August 2002Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleBefore the match the Polwarth Tavern, in Polwarth Crescent, a well-known Hearts pub was attacked by Hibs casuals as they threw bottles and smashed the windows. After the match the CCS and the CSF, who had some Rangers ICF in tow, clashed in Lothian Road with bottles and traffic cones being used as missiles. CCTV employees called the police who had to use batons and CS gas to break up the fighting. 12 men were eventually charged with public order offences, some were arrested at the scene while most were apprehended after a police intelligence operation. [53] [54]
7 November 2002Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadAs members of the Livingston Hearts Supporters Club, were stepping off their coach parked in Regent Road before the match the Hibs casuals attacked them. Four Hearts fans were seriously injured and one required treatment for a shattered cheekbone. [55]
2 January 2003Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleBefore the match the Hibs boys headed to the Stratfords Bar on Gorgie Road and there was a short skirmish outside the pub with Hearts casuals, bottles and tumblers were being thrown as the police arrived to quell the disorder. [56]
25 January 2003Dundee United v Hibernian, TannadiceA pre-arranged meet between the CCS and the Utility failed to materialise before the match but the Rangers ICF, en route to Arbroath, contacted a Hibs boy and requested that they all meet at the train station for a fight. This street battle did occur with some Rangers boys using bottles as weapons. CCTV footage of this encounter was used to identify suspects and ten people were charged with mobbing and rioting and five with breach of the peace. After the game the CCS finally clashed with the Utility outside a pub called Sinatra's. [6] [15]
9 March 2003Hibernian v Dundee United, Easter RoadIn the course of the afternoon there was various skirmishes outside a bar in Rose Street and in surrounding side-streets between Hibs boys and Dundee Utility. [15]
19 July 2003 Preston v Hibernian, Deepdale After the game a small mob of CCS clashed with Preston hooligans outside the Market pub on Orchard Street. [3]
26 July 2003Hibernian v Sunderland, Easter RoadThe CCS clashed with the Sunderland mob outside the Balmoral Hotel on North Bridge before the match. [3]
17 August 2003Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadThe CCS fought with the CSF at the top of Easter Road before the match. [6]
24 July 2004Hibernian v Cardiff City, Easter RoadCCS fought with Cardiffs mob. [57]
31 July 2004Hibernian v Leeds United, Easter RoadThere was a small skirmish between Hibs boys and the Leeds Service Crew on Easter Road near to the stadium. [34] After the match Hibs boys were seen to be carrying knives in rolled up newspapers. [57]
28 August 2004Hibernian v Dundee, Easter RoadThe CCS clashed with the Utility in the West Port before the game. [58]
29 September 2005 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Hibernian, Stadium Meteor Prior to the match the CCS were involved in clashes with Ukrainian thugs.

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17 December 2005Hibernian v Motherwell, Easter RoadThe Motherwell team bus is set about by Hibs casuals outside the stadium. The people on board are subject to bottles, metal sticks and litter bins being used in the attack. [60]
7 January 2006Hibernian v Arbroath, Easter RoadHibs and Hearts both played Scottish Cup ties in the city on the same day and the CCS and CSF clashed at a pre-arranged fight at the Polwarth Tavern. [61]
11 February 2006Falkirk v Hibernian, Falkirk Stadium CCS and Falkirk Fear clashed outside Falkirk Grahamston railway station and two Hibs boys are arrested. [62]
15 October 2006Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadIn the evening after the match the CSF came to Lothian Road and smashed the window of the Uluru bar that contained some Hibs boys and the two sets of casuals clashed on the street. The CCS made their way to a pub called the Fountain Bar on Dundee Street where the two gangs clashed again and also fought police with litter bins and traffic signs being used as missiles or weapons. The Hibs boys made their way to Diggers a bar on Ardmillan Terrace and fought a running battle with the Hearts mob again. There were 22 arrests on the night with another 54 being detained in a series of dawn raids, charges brought against the accused included mobbing & rioting and breaches of the peace. [61] [63] [64] [65]
4 March 2007Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadThe CCS and ICF clashed before the game in a pre-arranged fight and running battles were fought around the Meadowbank and Jocks Lodge area. Seven arrests were made on the day but through the use of CCTV footage and manpower of three police forces in Scotland dawn raids were carried out that garnered another 16 arrests. [66]
8 August 2009 Bolton Wanderers v Hibernian, Reebok Stadium During the match dozens of Hibs boys were ejected from the ground and they then clashed with Bolton's Cuckoo Boys in a retail park next to the stadium. Shop windows were also smashed, one man was hospitalised and two men were arrested. Later near to Kearsley station some CCS fought with Bolton boys as well as a minibus being vandalised. In a nearby public house containing Bolton thugs a car-load of Hibs boys entered the premises and after a brief skirmish one of them was hospitalised with a serious ankle injury. [67] [68] [69] [70]
27 December 2010Hibernian v Rangers, Easter RoadAfter the game the CCS ambushed the ICF in the Omni Centre on Greenside. [68]
3 January 2010Hibernian v Hearts, Easter RoadThere were skirmishes between the Hibs mob and their Hearts counterparts and as a result of fighting after the game one Hibs boy is remanded in prison for a week. [68]
9 May 2010Dundee United v Hibernian, TannadiceAfter they returned from Dundee a mob of Hibs casuals armed with metal coshes and poles clashed with Hearts casuals at the Horseshoe Inn on Gorgie Road. One man was severely beaten. [71]

2010–11 to 2016–17 seasons

2010/11 to 2016/17 Seasons
DateEventDetails
5 August 2010Hibernian v NK Maribor, Easter RoadAt 6.30 p.m. outside a restaurant in the Canongate the CCS clashed with Maribor boys. The battling hooligans used belts, tables, chairs, bottles, bricks, plant pots and a newspaper stand as weapons or missiles. Police arrested and charged 30 people and one man was hospitalised with head injuries. [72] [73]
22 January 2011Motherwell v Hibernian, Fir ParkAt 2.15 p.m. the CCS who were armed with pool cues, hammers, fireworks and flares brawled with the SS in Windmillhill Street, there were two men arrested at the scene. [19] [74]
16 July 2011Hibernian v Barnsley The fixture was cancelled on the day but around 3 p.m. fighting broke out in a beer garden on Greenside Row between Hibs hooligans and Barnsley supporters with bottles being used as weapons. There were seven arrests. [75]
6 August 2011Hibernian v Sunderland, Easter RoadThe CCS clashed several times with Sunderland hooligans before and after the match between London Road and Bothwell Street. There were twelve people arrested and one man was treated for a head injury and another for a broken rib. [76] [77] [78]
26 October 2011Hibernian v Celtic, Easter RoadAround 8.30 p.m. whilst the game was being played three miles away from the incident a coach containing Celtic casuals had pulled up outside a public house, the International Bar, in the Tollcross area of the city. The Hibs boys exited the bar and smashed several of the coach windows. Fighting broke out in the street between the opposing mobs which led to two Celtic boys receiving head injuries. Members of the public, and apparently some of the CSC, sought refuge in a nearby hospital as the hooligans battled it out. A Lothian and Borders Detective Sergeant commented that he believed the violence had been pre-arranged by the gangs. [79] [80]
10 March 2012 Ayr United v Hibernian, Somerset Park There was a fight outside the ground before the match involving Hibs casuals, later following on from a police investigation into the scuffle nine men were arrested. [81] At 7.20 p.m. that evening a large scale disturbance took place in Glasgow Central Station, Hope Street and Gordon Street involving the CCS and Rangers casuals accompanied by Chelsea hooligans who brawled inside and outside the station. One man was admitted to hospital and another mans severed ear was found at the scene. A Detective Inspector regarded this rammy as being pre-arranged and 28 men were later arrested for this incident. [79] [82] [83] [84]
17 November 2012Dundee v Hibernian, Dens ParkTayside Police quelled potential disorder between a gang of Hibs casuals and Dundee Utility. Two Hibs boys were arrested, one was in possession of a knife and the other also had an offensive weapon. [85]
3 January 2013Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleThe Hibs casuals were involved in running battles near to Tynecastle Stadium before the match. A police investigation led to four men being arrested at a later date. [86]
16 February 2013St Mirren v Hibernian, St Mirren ParkBefore the match at approximately 2 p.m. a mob of CCS were causing a disturbance in the High Street and Storie Street of Paisley town. They were running about challenging bystanders and shoppers to fight. When uniformed and plainclothes police appeared on the scene the Hibs boys turned their attention towards them and one of them used a chair from a local café as a weapon to attack the officers. Five men were arrested at the scene and charged with offensive behaviour at a football match and possession of an offensive weapon. [87]
29 June 2013East of Scotland Boyne Parade, EdinburghAt 4.30 p.m. after the Orange Order march a group of Hearts and Rangers hooligans were lured out of The Mitre Bar on the Royal Mile to engage in a fight with a lesser number of Hibs casuals. After a small skirmish in which bottles and other missiles were being thrown the street battle moved into Niddry Street which contained more members of the CCS. It appeared to witnesses to be an intentional manoeuvre to move out of range of the CCTV and the fighting intensified there leaving five or six people knocked out on the ground. The police made four arrests. [88]
6 July 2013Hibernian v Nottingham Forest, Estadio Municipal VRSAA confrontation at the makeshift segregation barrier required police using batons to keep the hooligans apart but the violence then flared again between the Hibs boys and the Forest contingent as the barrier was broken down and used as weaponry. [89] [90] [91]
25 May 2014CCS 30th Anniversary Trip, Benidorm Hibs casuals clash with Leeds United fans resulting in several minor injuries and one Hibs boy being arrested. [92] [93]
7 February 2016Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleAfter the match Hibs and Hearts hooligans were engaged in a mass brawl in Hope Street Lane. Police Scotlands Operation Rebound resulted in 32 men being arrested and charged with football related offences that included possession of offensive weapons and vandalism. [94]
21 May 2016Rangers v Hibernian, Hampden ParkAfter the match ended Hibs casuals were involved in confrontations with Rangers fans on the pitch. [95]
12 February 2017Hearts v Hibernian, TynecastleAt 8:40 pm, six hours after the match had ended, a group of Hearts and Hibs casuals were involved in a fight outside the International Bar. Chairs were used as weapons and windows were also smashed. Two men were admitted to hospital with head injuries and seven men were arrested. [96] [97] [98]

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