A reminder to supporters…
By Matty Paddock - 17/04/2025
Posted 6 months ago
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers club would like to remind all those who attend games of their responsibility to support Harriers in the right manner.
We know and have always maintained that 99.9% of our fan base follow their team, home and away, with incredible dedication, passion and loyalty. Your noise and energy at Aggborough and grounds up and down the country has been invaluable to the team – not just this season but for every season Kidderminster Harriers has existed.
Sadly, as is the case for any club, there are a small handful of individuals who are not Kidderminster Harriers supporters, but attend games claiming to be, and let down themselves, those around them and the club with acts of antisocial behaviour. These fans are not welcome at Aggborough Stadium and have already been banned – some for life. We do not hesitate in taking this action with anyone who crosses that line.
Despite regular information sharing with police and opposition clubs, we have no control over their attendance at away matches, as has been seen in recent weeks. At this stage, ahead of another important away game at vital time of the season, we want to make clear: antisocial behaviour is not welcome and will not be tolerated.
A common belief that KHFC cannot be held accountable for the actions of its ‘fans’ when the club plays away from home is not only completely false, but the opposite is true. Under FA Rules, clubs are responsible for the actions of their fans, wherever games are played. As such, actions of this minority of individuals have already resulted in the club facing numerous FA investigation into the use of flares and other pyrotechnics, encroachments on to the pitch and the throwing of objects. Most importantly these acts are dangerous to the safety and health of those around it but be in no doubt – it does cost the club. The FA has within its powers to fine clubs, deduct points from a club and limit the capacity of clubs who fall foul of its rules. Having games played in empty stadiums with fines incurred and points lost cannot be the aim of any football club, or anyone who supports it.
Chairman, Richard Lane, made the following comments: “I have been blown away by the support shown to this football club – our football club – in my time here. FA Cup runs, a promotion, a relegation, so many highs and lows. As a Chairman I have given so much but, equally, every player and supporter has given so much. What is important now is that this isn’t tainted or jeopardised, so I would ask that every single individual who purports to be a Kidderminster Harriers fan keeps in mind the importance of their actions and the good and bad those actions can do to the team, the club and the people around them. Support us loudly, passionately, but within the confines of the law – that’s only common sense. We have the best fans in football, I truly believe that, and we cannot, and will not allow anything to change that. At Kidderminster Harriers we are a family football club at the heart of the community, and we must remain a place where, regardless of age, gender, disability or faith, everyone feels they can enjoy spending time safely.”
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