During the late 1960s and early to mid-1970s the town of Airdrie often witnessed hooliganism and misbehaviour in and around the old Broomfield Park where Airdrieonians played.
The larger clubs — namely Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Hibs, would typically have an element of their support that would often cause bother with the local fans.
Section B were formed as a direct response to this threat, and were originally made up of an amalgamation of smaller groups of gangs from around the town.
Contrary to popular belief, Section B were not named after the area of terracing where they mainly stood, but in tribute to a local punk band[1] by the same name who were active at the time.
Section B have attended the more important and significant games (and clashes with rivals where the football clubs are not meeting) where numbers can still attain 50-80 plus, and on occasion as high as 100 or more.