Football Match Costs

  • Reference Number: 2199
  • Date released: 27 November 2009

Request

1. What extra policing costs have you incurred due to football matches occurring within your constabulary area? Please list the total cost incurred in each year for the past four calendar years.

2. What were the costs charged to football clubs for policing on match days? Please break this information down by club and by year for each of the past four years.

Response

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Please note: This information is recorded by financial year. Our records only go back as far as 2007 when this became an electronic system.

1. 2007/08 - £44519
2008/09 - £33913
2009/10 - £28253

2. 2007/08
Chester - 3819
Crewe - 42573
Macclesfield - 16083
Nantwich - 975
Northwich - 475

2008/09
Chester - 9689
Crewe - 36950
Macclesfield - 9259
Nantwich - 985

2009/10 (upto Nov 09)
Chester - 1308
Crewe - 3929
Macclesfield - 9898
Northwich - 1332

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