Injury Statistics
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SUMMARY OF SPECTATORS’ INJURY STATISTICS

2009/10 FOOTBALL SEASON

  • The number of reported spectator injuries for 2009/10 season was 1386, a 2% rise from the 1364 reported in 2008/09.

 

  • The reported overall injury ratio per spectator was one injury per 24,938 spectators. 
  • The total number of injured spectators reported taken to hospital was 83 as opposed to the 91 in the previous season. 

 

  • Overall most injuries were minor and were treated by the sports ground medical team. The highest category, as in previous years, was injuries resulting from trips, slips and falls.

 

Summary of Returns

 

 

 

Total spectators treated for injuries

Taken to hospital

Attendance

1 injury per

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier

2008/09

639

39

18,421,334

28,828

2009/10

565

34

17,316,670

30,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

Championship

2008/09

369

27

10,883,113

29,494

2009/10

418

20

10,443,903

24,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

League 1

2008/09

271

19

4,643,130

17,133

2009/10

284

19

5,104,103

17,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

League 2

2008/09

85

6

1,536,953

18,082

2009/10

119

10

1,699,631

14,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

2008/09

1364

91

35,484,530

26,015

2009/10

1386

83

34,564,307

24,938

Breakdown of injuries by type

This year returns were received from only 87 of the 94 clubs. The report does not therefore include information relating to the Millennium Stadium, Stockport County, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Morecambe, Port Vale and Shrewsbury.

In order to produce meaningful figures we have used the information from the 87 clubs which returned data in 2009/2010 and their equivalent comparable data from the 2008/2009 season.

 

Breakdown of injuries by type

 

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Breakdown of injuries by area of the body affected

 

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Background
1.  The FLA annually collates and publishes the number of reported injuries at football grounds in England and Wales. Data is requested from all Premier League and Football League clubs plus Wembley and the Millennium Stadium and includes all competitive league and cup games. Each club is asked to provide the total number of reported injuries as part of the annual club record return.  In addition to the total figure a breakdown is requested of the cause, nature, location and outcome of each individual injury. 

2. For the purpose of this summary an injury is classed as a wound or trauma, hurt or harm, usually applied to damage inflicted on a body by an external force.  Illnesses are by their nature excluded.  Pre-existing injuries are also discounted as the report primarily focuses on spectators’ injuries occurring within the curtilage of the ground on match day.

3. This summary attempts to produce a streamlined set of figures focusing on high level trends. The FLA will continue to monitor any incidents or safety failures in which spectators are seriously injured.

 

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This year returns were received from only 87 of the 94 clubs. The report does not therefore include information relating to the Millennium Stadium, Stockport County, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Morecambe, Port Vale and Shrewsbury.

In order to produce meaningful figures we have used the information from the 87 clubs which returned data in 2009/2010 and their equivalent comparable data from the 2008/2009 season.

 


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