Nicknames for football clubs.
Arsenal first rose in the 1930s, and then flourished in the 1970s. However, after the Frenchman Wenger took office, Arsenal really became one of the representatives of the strongest teams in the Premier League, and the resounding nickname "Gunner" gradually replaced "Arsenal".
Interestingly, this nickname is not unique to Arsenal. A rugby team in Edinburgh is also dubbed the Gunners.
Aston Villa Aston Villa: Villain of Aston Villa
The name of Aston Villa Club comes from a church called Villa Cross in Aston, Birmingham, where early members decided to set up the club. The nickname "villain" is also named after this.
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers: Rovers
In Britain, there are many teams called Rangers, Rangers and Rangers. The original intention is that the team is afraid to travel long distances and wander in pursuit of honor. Blackburn's nickname actually comes from the full name of the club, which is the second half.
In addition, Blackburn also has a nickname called Rose, which is related to the flowers on his team emblem.
Bolton Wanderer: Fast Horse
Trotter means a galloping horse, which is similar to "tramp" and means running for honor.
Charlton Athletic Charlton: Addicks, Addicks
It is said that this is the name of a fish shop next to the club in the early 20th century. Charlton players generally like to eat cod, and every time they entertain visiting teams, they always have a seafood dinner, hence the name.
Charlton's other nickname is swordsman, which is related to a sword on the club's team emblem.
Chelsea: Blues/Pensioners
The name of the Blue Cedar Army is related to the color of the jersey.
Another nickname comes from the story of Chelsea veterans during the war. At present, the former is mostly used.
Everton: Toffee
The origin of toffee pond is interesting. It turns out that 125 years ago, Everton players gathered in a nearby candy store to chat and eat sweets, especially toffee, after training and competition. Over time, "toffee" has become synonymous with the team. In addition, Everton is also called toffee, which is also related to this.
Fulham Fulham: Villagers
This nickname comes from craven Cottage, the ancient home of craven Fulham team, located in a village, hence the name.
Liverpool Liverpool: a trip to the Red Army
1878 When the English League was founded, Everton was the only team in Liverpool, and they rented Anfield Stadium as their home. 1892, a quarrel about enterprise management led to internal division. Most players of the team decided not to rent Anfield Stadium, but to camp in Goodson Park, and the name of the club is still Everton. However, three players didn't leave Anfield, so Howard, the owner of the stadium, recruited a group of Scottish players, working as a team of three and starting another mountain. Due to the late registration, Hou Ding later decided to form the Liverpool team. 1894, in order to distinguish it from Everton's jersey color and the hobbies of new Scottish players, the team finally chose red as the home jersey color. According to the color of the jerseys, people also call this team the Red Army.
Manchester City Manchester City: City Team City/Citizen
Manchester City Club has always regarded itself as the representative of the city of Manchester, so they proudly call themselves city people in the "City Team".
Manchester United Manchester United: The Red Devils
The red devils are nicknamed because Manchester United's jerseys are red. In addition, due to Manchester United's prominent position in the history of English football, all opponents are terrified, so fans proudly associate their teams with the "devil", and the name "azazel" is very popular in Britain. Of course, the nickname "Red Devils" was originally aimed at Manchester United fans, because they would set off a "red storm" at home and away, but after the name became louder and louder, "Red Devils" eventually became a common nickname for Manchester United teams and fans. To this end, Manchester United later deliberately added the image of the little devil to the club meeting.
Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough
It evolved from the abbreviation of Brough in the English name of the team.
Newcastle Newcastle: Magpie among Magpies
Newcastle's mascot is magpie. Moreover, Newcastle's traditional uniforms have always been black and white, which is also because magpie feathers are just these two colors.
Portsmouth: Pompeii Pompeii
Portsmouth is a famous port city in Britain, which was used for military purposes in the early days. Pompeii is actually another name for this military port.
Reading: members of the royal family/nobility
This club has nothing to do with the British royal family. It got the nickname of a member of the royal family, because the reading club is located in the former royal territory of Baker County.
The cookie man's name comes from the Reading family, named huntly &; Palmers biscuit factory.
Sheffield United Sheffield United: Blade blade
This is related to the traditional steel industry in Sheffield, where knives were once famous in Britain.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham is short for Tottenham. Regarding the origin of Tottenham, there is a saying that the earliest home of Tottenham Club is northumberland Park Stadium, and in Shakespeare's works, northumberland is the place where Harry Tottenham rises. When naming the club, some school boys who like literary allusions and show off decided to use Tottenham as the name of the club.
Another way of saying it is that Hotspurs is the name of a local earl.
Waterford Waterford: Wasps
Watford's traditional jersey is a fir with black and yellow stripes, which looks like the color of a bumblebee. And this nickname also means difficult to get along with and difficult to deal with.
West Ham: Hammer. Hammer.
/kloc-in 0/900, a group of workers from Thames Iron Works founded West Ham United, and the Hammer Man became their best image spokesperson and symbol, hence the nickname of the team. Moreover, corresponding to West Ham's advocating adventure and attack, this hammer has indeed staged many chaotic "hammering" to kill opponents.
Wigan Athletic: Latix as a competitor
Latics evolved from the second half of the club name. In England, there are not a few teams called this. For example, oldham's nickname is Latix.