The English Premier league kicked of a few weeks ago and already things have gotten pretty interesting , with the Gunners being beaten by the Reds 4 goals to nil, previously loosing away to The Potters, The Red Devils doing super with 3 consecutive convincing wins against The Hammers, Swans and The Foxes , putting them on top of the table. The Blues winning their last 2 consecutive games against Spurs and The Toffees after being beaten at home by The Clarets on the opening day.
The Gunners, Reds, Potters,Red Devils,Hammers,Swans,Foxes, Blues, Spurs , Toffees and Clarets are official nicknames of E.P.L teams. You might be familiar with most of them while not able identify the teams which some of the other nicknames belong too. Here are some popular nicknames of E.P.L teams with a brief history on how some of the nicknames came about.
THE GUNNERS
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Arsenal FC was formed by workers of the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich , South of London. The Royal Arsenal was a ammunition's manufacturing company thus came the nick name THE GUNNERS.
THE REDS
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Simple put, you play in red and therefore you are named the Reds.
THE RED DEVILS
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The nickname Red Devils came from the symbol of a red demon holding a pitch fork in the Manchester United club crest. It the nickname has also be said to be borrowed from Man United's neighboring rug by club known as the Salford Red Devils.
THE HAMMERS
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West Ham was founded by a ship building company in London. The 2 hammers on the clubs crest signifies the origin of the club and also its nickname.
THE SWANS
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Coined from the name of the club and also the Swan logo in Swansea's club crest. Swans are graceful water dwelling birds like flamingos.
THE FOXES
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The nickname comes from the popular sport of fox hunting in Leicester due to abundant Fox population.
THE BLUES
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Similar to The Reds, they wear blue so they are The Blues. Chelsea FC has another unpopular nickname, The Pensioners.
SPURS
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Spurs is just a shortened name for Tottenham Hotspur, which has gradually became the clubs officially nickname.
THE TOFFEES
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The name Toffees is coined from a sweet shop in Everton village called Mother Noblet's which sold a sweet called Everton Mint. A toffee is a hard sweet which sugar and butter is the main ingredient.
THE CLARETS
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The nickname refers to the dominant colour of their jerseys. Claret colour is a reddish wine shade similar to burgundy.
THE CITIZENS
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Man City is popularly known as just City but their official nickname is The Citizens. The name Citizens derived from City.
THE POTTERS
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The nickname originates from a large connection with a local pottery industry in North Staffordshire.
THE SAINTS
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Southampton was originally named St Mary's Young Men's Association for 12 years. When the club name changed to Southampton , The Saints nickname stuck with the club.
Which nickname do you think has the most history and concept ?
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