December 13 – More than 1,800 fans were injured at English Premier League and Football League games last season.
New data from the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) shows 155 people needed hospital treatment.
Slips, trips and falls led to about a third of all injuries, but 30% of causes are classed as ‘not known’.
In the 2021/22 season, 1,841 eligible injuries among 34,317,374 spectators who went to games were recorded.
The figures broadly equal the last time the data was obtained in 2018-19 – before two seasons when football attendances were reduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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