PUBLISHED : 12 Oct 2024 at 04:00
While most football fans know the nicknames of clubs in the Premier League and Championship they are probably less familiar with those in the lower divisions.
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PUBLISHED : 12 Oct 2024 at 04:00
While most football fans know the nicknames of clubs in the Premier League and Championship they are probably less familiar with those in the lower divisions. Some simply reflect a team’s colours or a variation on the club name. But many provide an insight into the cultural and economic environment of towns and regions where the clubs first developed.
Currently topping League Two are Walsall and the West Midlands club are nicknamed the Saddlers after the town’s thriving leather industry which specialises in making horse saddles.
Staying in League Two, Harrogate Town have the unusual name of the Sulphurites. This stems from the North Yorkshire town being a popular spa with its healing waters containing…