Crowd control
The FA’s Rules relating to crowd control are set out below:
Rule E20
Each Affiliated Association, Competition and Club shall be responsible for
ensuring:
a) that its directors, players, officials, employees, servants, representatives,
spectators and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers,
conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and refrain from any one or a
combination of the following: racist, violent, threatening, abusive, obscene
or provocative behaviour, conduct or language whilst attending at or taking
part in a Match in which it is involved, whether on its own ground or
elsewhere; and
b) that no spectators or unauthorised persons are permitted to encroach onto
the pitch area, save for reasons of crowd safety, or to throw missiles,
bottles