Chelsea Headhunters
[8] Kevin Whitton, a high-profile member of the firm, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 8 November 1985 for violent assault after being found guilty of involvement in an attack on a pub on King's Road.[10] The fan responsible for the actual assault, Wandsworth man Terence Matthews (aged 25 at the time), was arrested shortly after Whitton's conviction and remanded in custody to await trial.[11] Matthews came to the public attention again in June 2002 when he and his 21-year-old son William received two-year prison sentences after they and another man were convicted of assaulting two police officers in Morden, Surrey.[12] On 13 February 2010, members of the firm clashed with the Cardiff City Soul Crew at the FA Cup fifth-round tie at Stamford Bridge.[6] In 2020, three hooligans with ties to the Headhunters were convicted of bodily harm and affray following an attack on journalist Owen Jones, who is gay.The Headhunters's main rival in the late 80's was the Ealing Road Army who were previously lead by Christian Harper who at the time was notorious in West London.He confirmed the racism in the Headhunters organization and their links to Combat 18, including one top-ranking member who had been imprisoned on one occasion for possession of material related to the Ku Klux Klan.