Andy Nicholls

Andy Nicholls
Nicholls in 2021
Nicholls in 2021
Born1962 (age 61–62)
OccupationAuthor
GenreFootball hooliganism
Website
andy-nicholls.co.uk

Andy Nicholls (born 1962), is a Welsh former football hooligan, manager, and author of a number of books on football hooliganism.[1] He has been banned from every ground in England and Wales. He was banned for life from the home ground of the team he supports but the club allowed him back in due to the amount of work he does for their charity Everton in the Community Everton, Goodison Park.[1] and has served three months in prison for football related violence.[2] Showing no empathy, Nicholls has said he "would change nothing" about his time as a football hooligan, including "pillaging and dismantling European cities, leaving horrified locals to rebuild in time for our next visit" and having "seen visiting fans at Goodison Park pleading not to be carved open after straying too far from the safety of their numbers;" however, he is wary of violence coming to his own doorstep since he has had children.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Hooligan ignored match ban". BBC News. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
  2. ^ MacDonell, Hamish (30 August 2006). "Red card for football hooligans and bigots". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
  3. ^ Nicholls, Andy (10 March 2015). "I Was a Football Hooligan for 30 Years, and I Loved Every Second of It". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 February 2023.