Wrexham are third in the National League for fans receiving banning orders – a figure that is higher than 13 existing Premier League and Championship clubs.
However, during the 2014/15 season just one fresh banning order was issued to a Dragons supporter, latest figures show.
A total of 18 Wrexham fans are currently serving stadium bans which is beaten only by Lincoln City with 36 and Grimsby with 32, according to the Home Office.
Derby rivals Chester are one place below with 17 banning orders, while Tranmere Rovers have six – although that number has since increased after a fan was banned for repeatedly shouted racial slurs and attacking both a police officer and a steward at Wrexham in October.
Wrexham’s current total number of banning orders is higher than Premier League clubs such as Southampton, who have an average attendance of 30,000, Swansea and Norwich City.
Wrexham also have more banning orders than Scottish giants Rangers, whose current figure is 16.
Last season just one Wrexham fan was hit with a ban, placing the Dragons joint seventh in the league for new banning orders – behind promoted Bristol Rovers (31), Lincoln City (12), Chester (8), Grimsby (5), relegated Telford (4) and Aldershot Town (3).
A total of three football-related arrests involving Wrexham fans were made during the 2014/15 campaign, which equates to 3% of the league’s total.
Two were at home and one was away, with all three relating to public disorder offences.
A bulk of Wrexham’s 18 banning orders were issued after trouble erupted at the home derby clash with bitter rivals Chester in August 2013 – a fixture the Dragons lost 2-0.
In November of that year, seven supporters were banned for a total of 30 years from football matches for a number of offences including the displaying of offensive banners.
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