[轉錄] English Soccer Club Nicknames

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Arsenal
Founded: 1886
Nickname: Gunners

The club was originally founded in south London by workers at Woolwich
Arsenal Armament Factory. After moving to North London, the name was
shortened to Arsenal. The nickname Gunners comes from what the workers used
to make, when they weren't playing soccer, of course. They play in Highbury
which is the name of the stadium and the area around it.


Aston Villa
Founded: 1874
Nickname: Villains

Located in the steel city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, Aston Villa
were founded by four members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel cricket team
who were looking for a sport to play during the winter. The Aston part of the
name came from nearby Aston University. Indeed, their first match was played
against Aston Brook St. Mary's. Villains is a natural extension of Villa,
which is what most soccer fans in the know call them. They even play their
matches at Villa Park.


Birmingham City
Founded: 1875
Nickname: Blues

Founded in 1875 under the name of Small Heath Alliance, it was not until 1905
that they were known as Birmingham City. The nickname Blues comes from their
uniforms. They are only called 'City' when it is clear the reference is to
them, usually on a TV broadcast or on their own website. City could refer to
any number of teams in England.


Blackburn
Founded: 1875
Nickname: Rovers

The men who formed the club had 17 members of the Blackburn Grammar School in
the city of the same name. However, the team could not just call itself
Blackburn as their main rival at the time was Blackburn Olympic. They took
the name Rovers which was a common name in English soccer to describe teams
that moved from ground to ground to play games. Doncaster, Bristol and
Tranmere are other clubs who call themselves Rovers. The club is located a
half-hour drive north of Manchester.


Bolton Wanderers
Founded: 1874
Nickname: Trotters

Founding members of the soccer league, Bolton Wanderers are one of seven
original members to have never won the topflight. They were originally known
as Christ Church. The club got their name because they wandered to so many
different playing fields and headquarters in their early existence that it
was suggested that the club should change its name to Bolton Wanderers, and
in 1877, the name came into being. If only some Bolton supporter would
lecture us in excruciating detail on how they became the Trotters. Bolton is
a town located between Liverpool and Manchester, or as we like to think of
it, south of the North Pole.


Charlton Athletic
Founded: 1905
Nickname: Addicks

Charlton is the area in southeast London where the team plays. According to
the team's official website, one theory on their nickname is that the phrase
is simply a corrupted form of –Athletic﹀, but the majority of historians
agree the most likely explanation dates back to a fish and chip shop in 1908
and that –Addicks﹀ derived from –haddock﹀. At that time, Arthur Bryan was
a local fishmonger who helped underwrite the cost of establishing Charlton at
The Valley, and the club and its opposition used to dine on fish suppers
following matches. The story goes that if the team lost they would dine on
the less popular cod but a victory would secure a haddock supper. Charlton
have also been known as the –Robins﹀ and the –Valiants﹀, but these
references have been forgotten in the last decade


Chelsea
Founded: 1905
Nickname: Blues

The pride of Southwest London, Chelsea's origin dates back to the 1870's as
well. Their stadium, Stamford Bridge, was originally used by a track and
field team. The land was purchased by two brothers with the intent of turning
it into a soccer ground. Initially the stadium was offered to Fulham FC to
play there, they turned down the chance and so instead a new side, Chelsea
FC, was born in 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium. Their
nickname, of course, comes from their uniforms. The Lion on their logo is
descendant from England's national team which is known as the Three Lions.


Everton
Founded: 1878
Nickname: Toffees

Located in Liverpool, the club was founded by St. Domingo Methodist Church
which was looking to find an activity for its cricket players to do in the
winter. St. Domingo FC became Everton FC in 1878, named for the district
around the church, because other city residents wanted to join the team. In
1892, they moved from Anfield to Goodison Park, their present home. Even
though they have been known as the Blues for their royal blue kits, they are
also called "The Toffees" or "The Toffeemen".
According to an Everton's fan site, there are two versions to explain how
this name was adopted: the better known is that, in those days, a Mrs Noblett
had a candy store near Goodison called Mother Noblett's Toffee Shop, where
she advertised and sold her tasty merchandise on match days. Another reason
might be that there was a house called Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House near
the Queen's Head hotel. The word "toffee" also referred to Irishmen, of which
there was a large population in the Liverpool area at the turn of the
century.


Fulham
Founded: 1879
Nickname: Cottagers

A church named St Andrews of West Kensington found the club in 1879 in London
as Fulham St Andrews. Over the next decade, that name was dropped to just
Fulham. They are called the Cottagers because their home since 1896 has been
Craven Cottage. They are actually in a groundshare this year with Queens Park
Rangers at Loftus Road while Craven Cottage is re-built.


Leeds United
Founded: 1920
Nickname: Whites

Leeds is between Manchester and York in the north central part of the
country.. Leeds United entered the league in 1920 after being formed from the
ashes of Leeds City. They are called the Whites for the all-white uniforms
they wear at home.


Leicester City
Founded: 1884
Nickname: Foxes

Leicester Fosse Football Club played friendlies in their first four years of
existence before signing their first professional in ****. The team struggled
financially through different leagues in the early 20th century. When
Leicester was upgraded from a borough to a city, the team's name changed to
Leicester City in 1919. The club entered the league in 1894 and have never
been out of the top two divisions. Foxes comes from the proliferation of
hunting activity in the area in central England.


Liverpool
Founded: 1882
Nickname: Reds

In ****, Everton was the biggest team in the city of Liverpool and played
their matches at Anfield. When Everton bolted Anfield in 1892, the owner of
the ground, John Houlding, decided to bring a team into the abandoned ground.
According to Liverpool's website, the famous stand was called "The Kop" after
the Liverpool Echo newspaper compared it in the early 1900's to the Spionkop;
the hill where Boer guerrillas had inflicted a heavy defeat on the British
army a few years earlier in the Boer War in South Africa. Their nickname
comes from their all red uniforms.
More importantly, their anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" was not originally a
song created by the club itself, but rather from the Rogers and Hammerstein
musical "Carousel". Liverpool native Gerry Marsden from the "Gerry and the
Pacemakers" popularized it in the 1960s and the fans in the kop took it up.
The song gained great reverence for its comfort for Liverpool fans after the
Hillsborough disaster in 1989 that killed 96 fans.


Manchester City
Founded: 1880
Nickname: Blues

They started their existence as Gorton St Marks', but seven years later, they
became Ardwick FC. In 1894, the club became a limited liability company and
changed their name again to Manchester City. While Manchester United has set
up camp on the West side of the city, Manchester City now plays in East
Manchester at their new ground, City of Manchester Stadium. Like many clubs,
they are known as 'City', but they are mostly called the Blues for their
uniforms.


Manchester United
Founded: 1878
Nickname: Red Devils

The club was founded as Newton Heath by members of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway company, but that team went bankrupt in 1902 leading to the
formation of Manchester United. The club was known since the turn of the 20th
century as United, but in the late 40's and early 50's when Talismanic
manager Matt Busby led the team to its greatest successes, the media and fans
referred to the club as "Busby's Babes." Sadly, in 1958, a airplane crash in
Munich took the lives of seven players as well as injuring Busby himself.
After the crash, Busby's Babes seemed inappropriate so a new name was sought.
English rugby club Salford toured France wearing red shirts and became known
as "The Red Devils". Busby liked the sound of it, thinking a devil was more
intimidating to opponents than angelic babes. He declared Manchester United
should also be known as the "The Red Devils" and soon the club began
incorporating the devil logo into match programs and scarves. In 1970 the
club badge was redesigned, but now with a devil in the center holding a
pitch-fork


Middlesbrough
Founded: 1879
Nickname: Boro

Middlesbrough lies on the Tees River on the North Sea. While it is one of the
oldest soccer clubs in England, it was also reformed as recently as 1986
after financial irregularities put it out of business. Their new stadium,
built in 1995, is called the Riverside and takes it name from the Tees. Fans
like to call the club Boro, which is simply an abbreviation of the club's
name. Their red and white crest has a lion (Roary) on it. A few years ago,
rival fans began calling Middlesbrough supporters Smogmonsters and some Boro
fans have now embraced this term as well as Smoggies. Some people think this
term came from the misconception that there is heavy pollution around the
Tees River. However, it is actually in reference to its steel and chemical
industrial past.


Newcastle
Founded: 1881
Nickname: Magpies

First, Newcastle is one of the northernmost English cities near the border
with Scotland, and their people have a very distinct culture and linguistic
differences. Newcastle is a club that came from the merger of two clubs
Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End in 1892 although both had begun 11
years earlier.
Since Newcastle wears black and white jerseys, they have been called Magpies,
which is a black and white bird. You will also hear them described as
Tynesiders for being on the Tyne River and Geordies which all Newcastle
residents are called. You might hear Newcastle called Toon which is a word in
Newcastle for town. An unofficial slang has developed there called Newcastle
English. Newcastle fans are often called the Toon Army.


Portsmouth
Founded: 1898
Nickname: Pompey

Located on the Southern coast of England, Portsmouth is England's major naval
base on the English Channel. The nickname Pompey is not exactly well-defined.
Some claim it relates to the French warship Le Pompee captured in 1793 which
became guardship of Portsmouth Harbor. Other tales have it coming from
General Pompey from the Roman Empire. While still others believe the name
descends from English sailors in 1781 in Egypt scaling Pompey's Pillar near
Alexandria. Their feat earned them the Fleet's tribute as 'The Pompey Boys'.
Either way, Pompey and Portsmouth are interchangeable.


Southampton
Founded: 1885
Nickname: Saints

They are located on the English channel just west of Portsmouth. A club that
has only recently come into prominence, Southampton were formed in 1885 and
became founder members of Division 3 in 1920. They remained in this division
until 1960 and finally made it to the top division 6 years later. Originally
known as Southampton St. Mary's - the nickname Saints stuck. You will also
see them referred to as Soton which is simply an abbreviation of the club's
name.


Tottenham Hotspur
Founded: 1882
Nickname: Spurs

They took their name from the gallant adventures of Harry Hotspur, a
Shakespeare character and Hotspur FC was born, soon changed to Tottenham
Hotspur to avoid confusion with London Hotspur. The club used to play near
Tottenham Court Road, hence the name, before moving to North London.


Wolverhampton Wanderers
Founded: 1877
Nickname: Wolves

Another of the many clubs in the West Midlands, Wolves are located just north
of Birmingham. they began as St. Luke's in 1877, but merged with a cricket
club two years later called Wanderers. They have played at Molineux since
1889 although it has been refurbished many times. One of the best teams in
England in the 1950's, financial problems drove them into the fourth division
in the mid-80's. They were back in the top flight 20 years later.

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