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.
Formed
1976
Members
Jimmy Pursey, Dave Tregunna, Dave Guy Parsons, Billy Bostik, Mark Cain, Johnny Goodfornothing, Neil Harris, Albie Slider, Matt Sargent