Football clubs known by their nickname
Football clubs known by their nickname
Wolves seem to be known exclusively by their nickname. Spurs, also known as the lily whites, to a degree but not as much.
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Ba5tards?
Pompey?
Pompey?
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More common in Scotland
Celtic
Rangers
Hearts
Hibs
Celtic
Rangers
Hearts
Hibs
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Not their nickname but Man Utd usually called United even when they're playing another United.
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QPR? Or is that just abbreviations
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The Leyton game?
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Orient? You don't often hear the "Leyton" bit.
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The team we played was just called Orient. they didn't re-adopt Leyton until that summer.
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Boro?
Id imagine if you lived in Newcastle you'd refer to the team almost exclusively as the Toon
Id imagine if you lived in Newcastle you'd refer to the team almost exclusively as the Toon
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Celtic were always " The Celtic Football & Athletic Co. Ltd ", and are now " Celtic PLC " .... Rangers are now " The Rangers Football Club Ltd ". I don't think either Club have ever been officially known as " Glasgow Celtic/Rangers "...... it was just an addition, made by journalists to inform people where the clubs were based .claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:22 amMore common in Scotland
Celtic
Rangers
Hearts
Hibs
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Seems that your right, I suspected Celtic were officially Celtic, but i presumed Rangers were the new Club after Glasgow Rangers were liquidated (or whatever) in 2011 ishClarets4me wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:34 amCeltic were always " The Celtic Football & Athletic Co. Ltd ", and are now " Celtic PLC " .... Rangers are now " The Rangers Football Club Ltd ". I don't think either Club have ever been officially known as " Glasgow Celtic/Rangers "...... it was just an addition, made by journalists to inform people where the clubs were based .
Growing up, Paul Gascoigne and Ally McCoist, to me played for Glasgow Rangers. No one called them just Rangers. Odd
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Plucky Bournemouth.
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Leyton James!
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Everyone knows who the Mighty Shoites are.
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Villa is the name. 'The Villians' is their nickname. Ditto for Forest who are 'The Reds'.claretburns wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:05 amCan say the same for Man City, even if they're playing another City, you know the City who is being referred too.
For nicknames, Forest, Villa, Donny
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Probably because you're English, my mother's side (Scots) would only ever call them Celtic or Rangers.claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:55 amSeems that your right, I suspected Celtic were officially Celtic, but i presumed Rangers were the new Club after Glasgow Rangers were liquidated (or whatever) in 2011 ish
Growing up, Paul Gascoigne and Ally McCoist, to me played for Glasgow Rangers. No one called them just Rangers. Odd
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When I was a youngster West Bromwich Albion were nicknamed ' The Throstles'. How did ' The Baggies' come about?
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Nobody really knowsSilkyskills1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:32 amWhen I was a youngster West Bromwich Albion were nicknamed ' The Throstles'. How did ' The Baggies' come about?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Brom ... %20Country.
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West Ham are commonly referred to as the Hammers, although their other nickname is the Irons, but I've not heard them referred to as that for many years.
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Chelmsford City used to be "The Claret" but have now become "The Clarets"
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They had a seating cover banner with “come on the Iron” on Wednesday night.
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i hope northampton are still known as the cobblers.
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When we used to play Monopoly, Mum was always "The Iron" nowt to do with Wet Spam thoughhuw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:46 pmThey had a seating cover banner with “come on the Iron” on Wednesday night.
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Dirty Leeds
I don't think that's their official name? I'll have to check.
I don't think that's their official name? I'll have to check.
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Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:32 amWhen I was a youngster West Bromwich Albion were nicknamed ' The Throstles'. How did ' The Baggies' come about?
I'm sure it was something to do with them wearing baggy shorts back in the day.
Bournemouth are the Cherries as the ground was built on a cherry tree orchard. Not something you see much up in Burnley.
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The Tribesmen , now even thou this is Galway United's nickname the GAA (Co Galway ) are known more for it than the footbal club .
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I suppose outside of football the most well known nickname for a sporting team has to be the All Blacks.
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Peterborough - Posh
Seem to remember Palace being 'The Glaziers' before they became 'The Eagles'
Cowdenbeath - 'The Blue Brazil'
Seem to remember Palace being 'The Glaziers' before they became 'The Eagles'
Cowdenbeath - 'The Blue Brazil'
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Isn't Twickenham known as "Billy Williams Cabbage patch"
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Used to be a club known as Rock Bottom ....
Lestah, but they stayed up and went on to greater things.
Lestah, but they stayed up and went on to greater things.
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It's The Iron' that they use, no plural.Colburn_Claret wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:57 amWest Ham fans always refer to the Irons, I think it's the rest of us that use the Hammers.
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They were known as the Peacocks in late 60’s and early 70’s.Alanstevensonsgloves wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:28 pmDirty Leeds
I don't think that's their official name? I'll have to check.
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The certainly do - you always see COYI on bannersColburn_Claret wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:57 amWest Ham fans always refer to the Irons, I think it's the rest of us that use the Hammers.
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It's The Irons - whereas The Iron is the nickname for Scunthorpe
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Aren’t scunny also known as the iron?
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They've had both for years although Throstles was the most commonly used when I was first watching football. Anywhere, here is the explanation for the West Brom nicknames.Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:32 amWhen I was a youngster West Bromwich Albion were nicknamed ' The Throstles'. How did ' The Baggies' come about?
When the club was formed in 1878 it was known the The Albion. In its first 22 years the team was based at five different grounds around West Bromwich before settling at The Hawthorns in 1900. The new ground brought with it the team nickname The Throstles, the Black Country word for Thrush, commonly seen in the hawthorn bushes from which the area took its name.
In its early days The Hawthorns had only two entrances, one behind each goal. On match days the gatekeepers would gather up the takings at each end and be escorted by policemen along the sides of the pitch to the centre line where their was a small office under the stand. The gate money, mostly in pennies, amounted to a considerable sum and was carried in large cloth bags. It wasn't long before some wag in the crowd started shouting "here come the bag men!" at their appearance in front of the main stand, and this developed into a chant of "here come the Baggies!", giving the team its unnofficial nickname.
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That's another one that's changed - now Eagles, used to be Glaziers
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Nobody has mentioned Burnsley yet.
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That's Man UtdClaretTony wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:39 amThat's another one that's changed - now Eagles, used to be Glaziers
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Seems legit.Alanstevensonsgloves wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:28 pmDirty Leeds
I don't think that's their official name? I'll have to check.