Football-related arrests dropped by 10 per cent in 2018/19 compared to the previous season, according to figures released by the Home Office.
The statistics showed there were 1,381 football-related arrests in England and Wales last season. Almost 60 per cent of arrests (817) occurred inside a football ground.
The clubs with the highest number of arrests were Stoke (80), Leeds (49), Aston Villa (42), Sheffield United (41) and Manchester City (39), according to the data.
Of the 1,381 arrests under Schedule 1 of the Football Spectators Act 1989, the most common types of offence were public disorder (38 per cent) and violent disorder (19 per cent).
The Premier League has the lowest number of arrests (2.1 per 100,000) of any English competition. The Football League Trophy had the highest number (22.6 per 100,000).
The number of new football banning orders in force during 2018/19 increased by 19 per cent compared to the previous season.
Just under a third (31 per cent) of the total banning orders in force at the beginning of August were issued during the 2018/19 campaign, which for the purposes of the data covered the period August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.
There were 1,771 football banning orders in force on August 1, 2019, a decrease of three per cent compared to the same date in 2018, when 1,822 were in force. The duration of a banning order can range from a minimum of three years up to a maximum of 10 years.
Stoke supporters were issued the highest number of new banning orders during the 2018/19 season - 46. Their Staffordshire neighbours Port Vale were second on the list with 31.
Newcastle have the most banning orders in force overall at 71, eight fewer than in the previous season.
The statistics are supplied by the 43 police forces in England and Wales and British Transport Police (BTP) to the United Kingdom Football Policing Unit (UKFPU).
In addition to the 1,381 football-related arrests, a further 155 were made by BTP and there were 347 'other' arrests at football matches which did not fall under Schedule 1 of the Football Spectators Act.