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- Arsenal - The Gunners. Arsenal's nickname finds it roots in their club formation by a group of munitions workers in the Royal Arsenal Factory in Woolwich, London in 1886.
- Aston Villa - The Villans. Villa's nickname is more than just a play on words with the club's title with fan historians confirming the link comes from urban legend the 'Villa Villan'.
- Bournemouth - The Cherries. There are two main stories behind why Bournemouth find themselves with a fruit flavoured nickname with fans open-minded over which is the truth.
- Brentford - The Bees. Brentford have caused a buzz to match their nickname during their first two seasons as a Premier League club. The Bee tag dates back to the 1890's, when students at a local school chanted 'up the Bs', which was misheard by reporters as 'Bees', and the nickname was born.
In this article we look at all of the current teams in the top 4 leagues in England and their various nicknames. We will look at the stories behind some of the more obscure ones in future articles. Premier League Team Nicknames
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- Arsenal: The Gunners. Arsenal’s nickname dates back to the club’s original home on the south bank of the Thames, in Woolwich. The Gunners were formed back in 1886 as Woolwich Arsenal by workers from the Dial Square munitions factory.
- Bournemouth: The Cherries. It is believed that Bournemouth wear their black and red striped shirts and are nicknamed ‘the Cherries’ because their home stadium, Dean Court, was built on land donated by the Cooper-Dean estate that housed many cherry orchards and named after the benefactor.
- Burnley: The Clarets. Burnley’s nickname of ‘the Clarets’ simply derives from the colour they play in. However, they’ve not always played in their claret and blue.
- Everton: The Toffees. A club that has both history on the field and history behind its nickname. Everton are known as ‘the Toffees’ since they moved to Goodison Park in 1892.
- Common Reasons For Football Club Nicknames
- Less Obvious Reasons For Club Nicknames
- Random Nicknames
- Ludicrous Nicknames
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Plenty of the most obvious nicknames are based around little more than the colour of shirt that the team plays in. Take the city of Liverpool, for example. There you have two teams that have competed in the top-flight of Englishfootball for most, though not all, of their history. Everton play in blue and Liverpool play in red. Unsurprisingly, there...
The team that is nowadays known as Arsenal was originally called Dial Square when it was formed by workers from a munitions factory in 1886. Dial Square was the centre of the Royal Arsenal complex itself, but many felt the name didn’t work for a football club so they became Royal Arsenal just a month after forming. In 1893 they became Woolwich Arse...
Perhaps less random that that but still decidedly straw-grasping is that fact that Everton, as well as being known as ‘The Blues’, are also called ‘The Toffees’. This was because there was a toffee shop near to the ground called ‘Mother Noblett’s’ that began to sell the Everton mint. Supporters used to go there before the game and hence the nicknam...
There’s no doubt that some clubs have some quite ludicrous and stupid nicknames. Charlton Athletic, for example, are known as ‘The Addicks’. This was a bastardisation of the word ‘haddock’ and was given to them because the ground was built near to a well-known fish and chip shop. There are a number of clubs that have amusing nicknames because of th...
As long as football club continue to be formed then they’ll earn themselves a nickname. Sometimes they’ll be obvious, other times they’ll be slightly more obscure and based around something that has happened during the club’s existence. As an example of the latter reason you can look North of the border to Dundee United. In 1963 the club was gearin...
It should come as little surprise that supporters of rival football clubs have come up with derogatory nicknames for their enemies over the years. Heading back to the start of the piece and the city of Liverpool, Liverpool fans often refer to Evertonians by the belittling title of ‘Bluenoses’. In response supporters of Everton call Liverpool fans ‘...
May 9, 2018 · Stoke City’s Premier League existence ended at the bet365 almost a decade to the day since it began back in 2008.
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