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In 1906 Anfield's newly constructed terrace grandstand was christened Spion Kop for its resemblance to a hill where a famous South African War battle had been fought, which led to the well-known “Kopites” nickname for Liverpool's fans.

In 1906 Anfield's newly constructed terrace grandstand was christened Spion Kop for its resemblance to a hill where a famous South African War battle had been fought, which led to the well-known “Kopites” nickname for Liverpool's fans.

Port Vale F.C. Port Vale are not named after a place, which is unusual for an English league clubs. The two symbols on the clubs badge are a bottle kiln and the Stafford knot.

Rebecca Lowe goes back in time to detail the humble origins behind Arsenal Football Club's famous nickname, "The Gunners."

Since the 1980s, Arsenal's fans have often been referred to as Gooners, a derivation from the team's nickname, the "Gunners".

The devil stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils" inspired from Salford Rugby Club; it was included on club programmes and scarves in the 1960s, and incorporated into the club crest in 1970, although the crest was not included on the chest of the shirt until 1971.

Major London derbies

They have played each other about 200 times. North vs West London derby. Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry – is the oldest top level rivalry between North London Arsenal and West London Chelsea and the most contested London derby.

West Ham has two nicknames, 'The Irons' and 'The Hammers', both of these names are related to their original name which was 'Thames Ironworks FC'. On the club badge, you can see two hammers, which relate to the club's industrial past.

Flamengo has several nicknames – Rubro-Negro, Mengão and Fla among them – but the most far-reaching is O Mais Querido do Brasil, which translates to The Most Beloved in Brazil.

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West Bromwich Albion are more commonly known as 'West Brom', and their nickname is 'The Baggies'. West Brom play their home games at 'The Hawthorns', which is in West Bromwich, about 8 kilometres north of Birmingham.

The team competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Nicknamed "The Bees", the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to the Brentford Community Stadium in 2020.

1976 – 1983

The River Tyne was also added, with a magpie - a nod to the club's nickname – in the foreground. A black outer ring, bearing the name 'Newcastle United Football Club', completed the design.

People from Liverpool are known as Liverpudlians, but are usually called Scousers; the name comes from scouse, a stew originating from Scandinavian lobscouse eaten by sailors and locals.

Liverpool was the premier port of Great Britain in the nineteenth century. A popular dish with sailors was "lobscouse", similar to Irish stew. Hence "scouser" from Liverpool's maritime population.

This led to a derisory United nickname in Liverpool: "The Glams".

1. Also called: Scouser. a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool. 2. the dialect spoken by such a person.