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In dieser Liste sind die Spitznamen von Fußballvereinen im Vereingten Königreich aufgelistet. Diese sind meist durch die Vereinsfarben, bestimmte Industrie in der jeweiligen Stadt oder eine Vereinfachung des Clubnamens entstanden und werden heute oft als Synonym für den jeweiligen Vereinsnamen genutzt.
Die Liste teilt sich auf die vier Länder im Vereingten Königreich, England, Nordirland, Schottland und Wales auf.
England
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Spitzname | Vereins | Grund |
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Addicks | Charlton Athletic | Eine Veränderung des Wortes „Haddocks“ (Schellfische), benannt nach einem lokalen Fish & Chips-Laden, andere Erklärungen sind die Beschäftigung vieler früher Fans auf dem städtischen Fischmarkt und die Modifizierung des aus dem südlondoner Dialekt stammenden Wortes „Addict“ (dt. süchtig) |
Badgers | FC Fulham | Benannt nach den Logofarben, die der Kopfzeichnung des Europäischen Dachses ähneln, auch das Maskottchen des Vereins ist ein Dachs |
Baggies | West Bromwich Albion | Den Beinamen „The Baggies“ erhielt der Verein, als er kurzzeitig in langen Baggiehosen spielte |
Bantams | Bradford City | Der Spitzname des Vereins, „The Bantams“ geht zurück auf eine Legende, nach der ein Huhn von dem Spielerbus erfasst wurde, als sich die Mannschaft im Jahr 1911 auf dem Weg zum Finale des FA-Cups befand. Als Bradford das Finale im Wiederholungsspiel am 26. April gegen Newcastle United mit 1:0 gewann (erstes Spiel 0:0), entschied sich der Verein dazu, sich nach dem Ereignis zu benennen |
Bees | FC Barnet | Der Spitzname basiert auf den Farben des Heimtrikots |
Bees | Brentford | Die Entstehung dieses Namens geht auf eine Falschinterpretation des Gesangs „Buck up Bs“ von 1890 zurück |
Black Cats | Sunderland | Dieser Name rührt von dem Fund einer schwarzen Katze her, die die Spieler nach einer 4:1-Niederlage gegen Liverpool im Jahr 1909 am nächsten Tag in der Kabine fanden und anschließend mit 3:1 gegen den FC Bury gewannen |
Blades | Sheffield United | Benannt nach der Stahlindustrie im Sheffield des 19. Jahrhunderts. |
Blues | Birmingham City | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | FC Chelsea | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | FC Chester | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | Everton | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | Grays Athletic | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | Ipswich Town | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | Shrewsbury Town | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Blues | Southend United | Heimtrikotfarbe |
Boro | Middlesbrough | Abkürzung des Vereinsnamens |
Boro | Stevenage | Short version of original name, Stevenage Borough |
Brewers | Burton Albion | Local links to the brewing industry |
Bulls | Hereford United | After the local breed of cattle |
Canaries | Norwich City | Initially due to popularity of canary breeding in Norfolk, later home strips are the same colour as the bird, and is now used in the club's logo. |
Cardinals (Cards for short) | Woking | From the Cardinal red of the red and white shirt halves[1] |
Chairboys | Wycombe Wanderers | Local links to the furniture making industry |
Cherries | Bournemouth | Stadium built on a cherry tree orchard |
Ciderheads/Zyderheads | Bristol City | Local links to cider making and drinking |
Citizens | Manchester City | Developed from 'City' |
Clarets | Burnley | Colour of home strip |
Cobblers | Northampton Town | Local links to the shoe making industry |
Tayn | Northampton Town | Town said in a northampton accent |
Mariners | Grimsby Town | Local links to the declining fishing industry |
Cottagers | Fulham | From club's ground, Craven Cottage |
Cumbrians | Carlisle United | From Cumbria, the county the club are from. |
Daggers | Dagenham & Redbridge | Based on club name |
Dale | Rochdale | Short version of name |
Diamonds | Rushden & Diamonds | Short version of name |
Dolly Blues | Lancaster City | Derived from the fact that team originally played in the same colour as the 'Dolly Blue' washing tablets |
Dons | Milton Keynes Dons | A contraction of Wimbledon, from the club's original location, as Wimbledon F.C. |
Dons | AFC Wimbledon | A contraction of Wimbledon. See Wimbledon F.C. |
Eagles | Crystal Palace | Taken from nickname of Benfica. |
Filberts | Leicester City | Seldom used, derives from previous ground being located on Filbert Street |
Fleet | Ebbsfleet United | Short version of name |
Fosse | Leicester City | Original name was Leicester Fosse, which derived from The Fosse Way. Name still in use by commentator Stuart Hall |
Foxes | Leicester City | Outline of Leicestershire on a map resembles a foxes head, Hunting tradition of the county [2] |
Gas (unofficial) | Bristol Rovers | Old ground next door to a Gasworks |
Gills | Gillingham | Short version of name |
Glaziers | Crystal Palace | Reference to The Crystal Palace. No longer used. |
Glovers | Yeovil Town | Local links to the glove making industry |
Grecians | Exeter City | Grecians was, for centuries, the nickname for people from the St Sidwells parish of Exeter where the ground is situated |
Gulls | Torquay United | Seaside link |
Gunners | Arsenal | Local links to military arsenal/due to the founders was in fact workers on a local arms factory |
Hammers | West Ham United | Although this may initially appear to be based on a simple shortening of the name, observation of the club's crest will reveal crossed metalworking hammers, indicating the club's origins as the football team of Thames Ironworks. |
Harriers | Kidderminster Harriers | Short version of name |
Hatters | Luton Town | Local links to hat making industry |
Hatters | Stockport County | One of Cheshire's and Britain's main hatting industry towns |
Heed | Gateshead | Based on shortening of Gateshead, and the local pronunciation of Head |
Hoops | Queens Park Rangers | Design of home strip |
Hornets | Watford | Colour of strip |
Imps | Lincoln City | Legend of the imp statue in Lincoln Cathedral (also "Red Imps") |
Iron | Scunthorpe United | Local links to the iron industry |
Irons | West Ham United | Indicates the club's origins as the football team of Thames Ironworks (see "also Hammers"). |
Kettles | Kettering Town | Shortened version of name |
Kopites | Liverpool | Indicates the KOP GRandstand in the famous Anfield Road ground |
Knitters | Hinckley United | Local links to the Knitwear and Hosiery industry |
Lambs | Tamworth | Team plays at The Lamb Ground, named after a local pub |
Latics | Oldham Athletic | Short version of name |
Latics | Wigan Athletic | Shortened version of name |
Lillywhites | Preston North End | Colour of home strip |
Lillywhites | Fulham | Colour of home strip |
Lilywhites | Tottenham Hotspur | Colour of home strip |
Lions | Millwall | Featured on badge |
Magpies | Newcastle United | Based on black and white colour of home strip |
Magpies | Notts County | Based on black and white colour of home strip [3] |
Mariners | Grimsby Town | The club is based on the coast |
Mighty Whites | Leeds United | Based on the colour of the home strip |
Peacocks | Leeds United | (Virtually obsolete). Stems from the former name of the Elland Road stadium, The Old Peacock Ground, which was in turn named after the nearby The Old Peacock pub[4]. |
Millers | Rotherham United | Based on ground name (Millmoor) |
Minstermen | York City | York Minster is a famous landmark in the city |
Monkey hangers | Hartlepool United | During the Napoleonic wars the citizens of Hartlepool allegedly hanged a monkey believing it to be a French spy.[5] |
O's | Leyton Orient | Before Squad numbers on shirts, Orient Players wore Large Letter Os on their shirt backs |
Owls | Sheffield Wednesday | Based on name of local area (Owlerton), after a visitor to the city drew a cartoon depicting Sheffield Wednesday as an owl. |
Pensioners | Chelsea | Originates from the Chelsea pensioners, based at the nearby Royal Hospital Chelsea |
Pilgrims | Boston United | Local links to the pilgrims who went to the New World |
Pilgrims | Plymouth Argyle | Local links to the pilgrims who went to the New World |
Pirates | Bristol Rovers | Local links to shipping |
Pompey | Portsmouth | The nickname for the city |
Pool | Liverpool | Short version of name |
Pools | Hartlepool United | Short version of name |
Poppies | Kettering Town | Stadium built on a former poppy field |
Posh | Peterborough United | Believed to derive from former manager Pat Tirrel proclaiming that he was looking for: "Posh players for a posh team" [6] |
Potters | Stoke City | Local links to the pottery industry |
QPR | Queens Park Rangers | Abbreviation of club name |
Quakers | Darlington | Local links to religious movement |
R's | Queens Park Rangers | Final initial of club abbreviation, QPR |
Railwaymen | Crewe Alexandra | Local links to railways |
Rams | Derby County | Folk song "The Derby Ram", and by extension an emblem of the city [7] |
Rebels | FC United of Manchester | The club having been formed by disaffected fans after the takeover of Manchester United by Malcolm Glazer. None of the fans refer to the club by this, it is purely a media name, primarily used by the Manchester Evening News. Most fans refer to the club simply as FC. |
Red Devils | Crawley Town | |
Red Devils | Manchester United | Nickname originally belonged to nearby rugby league team Salford |
Red Imps | Lincoln City | Colour of home kit and legend of the imp statue in Lincoln Cathedral |
Reds | Liverpool | Colour of home kit |
Reds | Nottingham Forest | Colour of home kit |
Riversiders | Blackburn Rovers | After a side of the ground adjacent to a river |
Robins | Altrincham | Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest |
Robins | Bristol City | Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest |
Robins | Charlton Athletic | Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest |
Robins | Cheltenham Town | Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest |
Robins | Swindon Town | Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest |
Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | Shortened name |
Rovers | Bristol Rovers | Shortened name |
Vikings | Doncaster Rovers | |
Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | Shortened name |
Royals | Reading | The town is in the Royal County of Berkshire. |
Saddlers | Walsall | Links to the saddle making industry |
Saints | Southampton | St. Mary's Church Young Men's Association |
Saints | St Albans City | |
Salop | Shrewsbury Town | Traditional name for the town of Shrewsbury and also Shropshire as a county |
Sandgrounders | Southport | Town is on a stretch of coast known for its expansive sandy beaches |
School of Science | Everton | 1928, comment of Everton's attractive style of play with the team being called 'scientific' or 'the school of science |
Seadogs | Scarborough Athletic | Proximity to the coast |
Seagulls | Brighton & Hove Albion | Based on coast, also a response to the similar sounding nickname 'Eagles' of their arch rivals Crystal Palace |
Seals | Chester City | Old ground named Sealand Road |
Seasiders | Blackpool | Based on coast |
Shakers | Bury | Club's first chairman, JT Ingham, said before a Lancashire Cup game with Blackburn, "We will shake them. In fact, we are the Shakers." [8] |
Shaymen | Halifax Town | Originates from the club's ground |
Shots | Aldershot Town | Short version of name |
Shrews | Shrewsbury Town | Short version of name |
Shrimps | Morecambe | Possibly related to the fishing/shrimping industry in the region |
Shrimpers | Southend United | A historic local industry; alliterative |
Silkmen | Macclesfield Town | Local links to the silk industry |
Sky Blues | Coventry City | Colour of home strip |
Sky Blues | Manchester City | Colour of home strip |
Smoggies | Middlesbrough | From the industrial pollution, or smog, from the steel and chemical plants surrounding the town |
Spireites | Chesterfield | Due to famous crooked spire in the town |
Sports | Eastbourne Borough | Due to team's previous name of Langney Sports F.C. |
Spurs | Tottenham Hotspur | Short version of name |
Squirrels | Formby | Formby's nature reserve is home to one of England's largest remaining populations of red squirrels |
Stags | Mansfield Town | |
Stanley | Accrington Stanley | Based on official name |
Stripes | Stevenage Borough | Based on the pattern of the home strip |
Super Hoops | Queens Park Rangers | Based on the pattern of the home strip |
Tangerines | Blackpool | Colour of their home kit |
Terras | Weymouth | Club plays in a terracota coloured kit |
Terriers | Huddersfield Town | Named after the Yorkshire Terrier breed of dog |
Tigers | Gloucester City | Colour of home strip |
Tigers | Hull City | Colour of home strip |
Toffees | Everton | Back in the 1950s and 1960s a woman in a blue and white dress used to walk around before the game and throw toffees to people in the crowd, a tradition since revived. The other league teams then referred to them as the "Toffees" [9] |
Toon | Newcastle United | Local pronunciation of 'Town', meaning City Centre where the ground is situated |
Tractor Boys | Ipswich Town | Local links to agriculture[10] |
Tricky Trees | Nottingham Forest | |
Trotters | Bolton Wanderers | In the 19th century, one of their pitches was adjacent to a piggery and clearances often end up in there. Players had to 'trot' through the pig-pens to retrieve the balls.[11] |
Tykes | Barnsley | Colloquial name for a Yorkshireman. |
Tynesiders | Gateshead | Gateshead is located on Tyneside |
U's | Cambridge United | Initial of name |
U's | Colchester United | Initial of name |
U's | Oxford United | Initial of name |
United | Leeds United | |
Valiants | Port Vale | Based on official name |
Vics | Northwich Victoria | Based on shortening of official name |
Vikings | Doncaster Rovers | |
Villans | Aston Villa | Based on official name |
Whites | Leeds United | |
Wolves | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Based on shortening of name |
Yellows (unofficial) | Cambridge United | Colour of home kit |
Yellows | Mansfield Town | Colour of home kit. The team is also known as the Stags, as evidenced by the stag head on their crest. |
Yids | Tottenham Hotspur | For the club's North London Jewish heritage |
Einzelnachweise
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- ↑ http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/history/
- ↑ Leicester City Club Profile
- ↑ Notts County, History. Notts County, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ WAFLL - Elland Road History. WAFLL, abgerufen am 8. Mai 2007.
- ↑ Monkey Legend. Hartlepool United, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ Peterborough United, History. Peterborough United, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ Derby County. Extra Football, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ Bury, History. Bury Football Club, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ Everton History. ToffeeWeb, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ Tractor boys making noise. BBC Sport, 19. Dezember 2000, abgerufen am 12. Juni 2008.
- ↑ Alternative History: Bolton Wanderers. My Eyes Have Seen The Glory, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2011.