By the 1890s, the London press began using "The Hooligan Boys" as shorthand for violent street gangs of young men. Football Hooliganism
Many historians believe the word is derived from the Irish surname Houlihan . It was popularized in London music hall songs and comic strips that depicted a rowdy, fictional Irish family of that name. hooligan
Destruction of property, often in the form of rioting or looting. By the 1890s, the London press began using