EFL Launches Together Against Racism to Boost Live Reporting

EFL Launches Together Against Racism Campaign Across 72 Clubs

The English Football League and its 72 clubs launched the Together Against Racism campaign on October 16, 2026, using new data from the 2025/26 season to urge fans to report discriminatory behaviour immediately rather than waiting until after matches, sportindustry.co.uk reported.

Running through October 26 across two dedicated matchdays, the initiative brings players, managers, and supporters together across the Championship, League One, and League Two. The campaign places its primary focus on encouraging spectators to report racist incidents live through club channels, stadium stewards, or the police.

New data released by the English Football League shows that 63 percent of racism-related incidents reported live to clubs during the 2025/26 season resulted in an individual being identified. Live reporting accounted for 85.7 percent of all offender identifications for the period.

Supporters who reported incidents during matches proved 2.2 times more likely to see an offender identified compared to those who submitted reports after the final whistle. These reporting practices resulted in 51 individuals receiving formal stadium bans and another 15 required to attend educational courses during the 2025/26 season.

Trevor Birch Urges Immediate Reporting to Combat Racism

English Football League Chief Executive Trevor Birch addressed the necessity of immediate reporting structures to hold perpetrators accountable.

Discrimination has no place in our game, online or in our communities. The EFL remains resolute in its commitment to confronting racism in all its forms. Chief Executive

Birch said.

EFL data demonstrates that when incidents are reported at the time – through Club channels, to stewards or to the police – there is a significantly greater prospect of identifying those responsible and holding them to account. The message is clear: the more information that is reported, the better the chance of ensuring that acts of hate have consequences.

Alongside disciplinary sanctions, the league and its clubs continue supporting educational programmes. Kick It Out delivers fan education initiatives in partnership with English Football League clubs, with more than 550 supporters having participated in the sessions to date.

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