Sham 69 are an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1975.
Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived their name from a piece of football-related graffiti that founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall, which originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away.
Members
- Jimmy Pursey
- Dave Tregunna
- Dave Parsons
- Albie Maskell
- Ricky Goldstein
- Andy Prince
- Alan Campbell
- Mark Cain
- Ian Whitewood
- Mat Sargent