OK, here we go. Something to do whilst waiting for match of the day. 17 current Football League teams from the north west, i.e. Lancs, Mancs and Merseyside, but in cryptic form. Can you guess them?
1. BUILDING BLOCK FAMOUSLY PRESUMED
2. CLARET? THE DICKENS!
3. COLOUR GAME
4. DARK AND LIGHT DOGS
5. EXTRA CAM BELT CUT SHORT
6. GREEN IN TIME
7. GREY HAIRED ACTOR IS ROBUST
8. INITIALLY STARTED AS LEAGUE FOOTBALL OUTFIT. REALLY DID. CAME IN THIS YEAR.
9. LIVELY CLUB TO POINT NORTH
10. ARAB GETS CATECHISM ENTRY MUDDLED
11. ORGAN BANK
12. RUB UP THE FRENCH IN NEW YORK
13. RUG ARTICLE IS POWERFUL
14. SECURE ROVERS
15. THE PACEMAKERS SHOWED ONE WAY TO GET THERE FOLLOWED BY THE DRIFTERS
16. DRINK AFTER GETTING STICK ABOUT CHURCH
17. WOOLLY BADGE IN THIS NECK OF TOWN

6 is Everton ... Vert in Eon

Is 17 Burscough?

14 is Leeds (as in Dog Leads ... tie up Rover )

Yep, Everton is 6
No, burscough are not in the league and no Leeds are not in the nw

7 is Oldham Athletic ... (Old Ham is athletic..)

11 Liverpool

Yes. Oldham is 7

Yep. Liverpool is 11

5 is Morecambe

9 - PNE...?

4 has got to be Black burn rovers

12 Burnley

15 Tranmere

2. Burnley?

Edit: Forget that, I'm looking far too indepth.

14.Bolton Wanderers

Correct: 5=Morecambe and 4= bast ards

For starters

1
2
3 BLACKPOOL
4 B ROVERS
5 MORECAMBE
6 EVERTON
7 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
8 SALFORD
9
10
11 LIVERPOOL
12 BURNLEY
13
14 BOLTON WANDERERS
15
16 ROCHDALE
17

Edit: Didn't read the bloody question properly.

One is not 9

3. Blackpool
8. Salford City
12. Burnley

12, 15 and 14 are correct. Burnley tranmere and bolton

Accrington Stanley no1

Yep. Rochdale = 16

IWOODLOVETT wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:57 pm

3. Blackpool
8. Salford City
12. Burnley

All correct

Life of Riley wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:58 pm

Accrington Stanley no1

Correct

15 Tranmere Rovers

17. Preston North End ? Lamb on their badge, this end of town = North, neck of lamb is an " end " cut of meat ?

2, 9, 10, 13 and 17 to get:
1. BUILDING BLOCK FAMOUSLY PRESUMED accy
2. CLARET? THE DICKENS!
3. COLOUR GAME Blackpool
4. DARK AND LIGHT DOGS Rovers
5. EXTRA CAM BELT CUT SHORT Morecambe
6. GREEN IN TIME Everton
7. GREY HAIRED ACTOR IS ROBUST Oldham
8. INITIALLY STARTED AS LEAGUE FOOTBALL OUTFIT. REALLY DID. CAME IN THIS YEAR. Salford
9. LIVELY CLUB TO POINT NORTH
10. ARAB GETS CATECHISM ENTRY MUDDLED
11. ORGAN BANK Liverpool
12. RUB UP THE FRENCH IN NEW YORK Burnley
13. RUG ARTICLE IS POWERFUL
14. SECURE ROVERS Bolton
15. THE PACEMAKERS SHOWED ONE WAY TO GET THERE FOLLOWED BY THE DRIFTERS tranmere
16. DRINK AFTER GETTING STICK ABOUT CHURCH rochdale
17. WOOLLY BADGE IN THIS NECK OF TOWN

Yes pne is 17

1. Livingstone ??

2, 9, 10 and 13 to get:
1. BUILDING BLOCK FAMOUSLY PRESUMED accy
2. CLARET? THE DICKENS!
3. COLOUR GAME Blackpool
4. DARK AND LIGHT DOGS Rovers
5. EXTRA CAM BELT CUT SHORT Morecambe
6. GREEN IN TIME Everton
7. GREY HAIRED ACTOR IS ROBUST Oldham
8. INITIALLY STARTED AS LEAGUE FOOTBALL OUTFIT. REALLY DID. CAME IN THIS YEAR. Salford
9. LIVELY CLUB TO POINT NORTH
10. ARAB GETS CATECHISM ENTRY MUDDLED
11. ORGAN BANK Liverpool
12. RUB UP THE FRENCH IN NEW YORK Burnley
13. RUG ARTICLE IS POWERFUL
14. SECURE ROVERS Bolton
15. THE PACEMAKERS SHOWED ONE WAY TO GET THERE FOLLOWED BY THE DRIFTERS tranmere
16. DRINK AFTER GETTING STICK ABOUT CHURCH rochdale
17. WOOLLY BADGE IN THIS NECK OF TOWN Preston

IWOODLOVETT wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:08 pm

1. Livingstone ??

It was Stanley who famously did the presuming

13 Wigan Athletic

13 WIGAN ATHLETIC

Life of Riley wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:12 pm

13 Wigan Athletic

Correct.
Three more to get.
Answers will be given before match of day

2, 9, 10 to get:

2. CLARET? THE DICKENS!
9. LIVELY CLUB TO POINT NORTH
10. ARAB GETS CATECHISM ENTRY MUDDLED

10. Manchester City

9 FLEETWOOD TOWN

10 Manchester City ?

Correct and correct.
The last can now surely be worked out

9. Fleetwood Town

IWOODLOVETT wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:17 pm

9. Fleetwood Town

Yes

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:16 pm

10 Manchester City ?

Yes

I need to get the beers before match of day starts so here’s the last answer:
Claret = RED
Dickens = old name for the DEVIL
I.E. Man Utd