Hooligans ultras of Manchester United (England)

England "Hooliganism" was born in England at the end of the 19th century in London thanks to a drunkard named Edward Hooligan, but this movement has undergone a change throughout the 20th century. If last week we presented the report about the ultras (if you're interested you can read it here) in Spain, this week, in our space dedicated to the hobby, we talk about the "hooligans". In 1877, at the height of the Victorian era, the city of London was a large industrial center where the working classes on the periphery of the Thames worked in a regime of semi-slavery before going to drink in taverns. On the other hand, a man from the South-East rested daily to get drunk and hit with those workers, his name was Edward Hooligan. It would soon become fashionable, in the English slums, the word 'hooligan', associated with a stereotype of a vague, drunken man who likes to fight. It was in 1890 when the newspaper "The Times" recorded the word "hooliganism" to qualify a group of young people who followed in the footsteps of our protagonist. In just five years, this violent phenomenon began to be organized in street gangs, and not only in London, cities such as Manchester, Birmingham or Liverpool also saw the rise of groups of ultras, football fans and the tavern. All the teams in the United Kingdom have their group of "hooligans", today in "Colgados" we go over the most ultras groups in England.The Red Army. Founded in 1970, they are the "hooligans" of Manchester United. In 1974-1975, when United went down to the First Division, it was considered one of the most problematic ultras. Tony O'Neill, member of "The Red Army", has written two books in which he explains the history of the group. Currently, although the "firm" has abandoned violent episodes, away from the problems they had in the 80's.