Percival King Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 So, for almost 50 years I've believed that there's no greater football club name than Heart of Midlothian. Then I pick up the latest issue of When Saturday Comes, there's an article on the American Soccer League in season 1926-27 and there's teams called: Springfield Babes Fall River Marksmen Boston Wonder Workers Providence Clamdiggers Newark Skeeters Indiana Flooring None as good as Heart of Midlothian but all better than Motherwell or Dundee or Kilmarnock or Cowdenbeath........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Can’t beat deportivo wanka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gorgie Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Naming a team after the city/town lacks imagination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 fc slutsk eleven men in flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Heart of Midlothian is easily the best, followed in second place by Queen of the South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambokev Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, tian447 said: Heart of Midlothian is easily the best, followed in second place by Queen of the South. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Civil Service Strollers are 2 other good names up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Always liked Millonarios (Millionaires). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Spartans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Oh, and I always liked Albion Rovers, it's like being called City United or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley_ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Glenbuck Cherrypickers was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickycameron98 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Inverurie Loco Works. Banks O'Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cb1874 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, tian447 said: Heart of Midlothian is easily the best, followed in second place by Queen of the South. Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 A truly bizarre one is a former South African team that I’m won’t even type on here but it’s utterly baffling. https://www.news24.com/News24/Dangerous-Darkies-are-back-20021218 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregzy2k7 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Heart of Midlothian is the greatest name. It's just a beautiful and classy name. Queen of the South isn't a bad one either though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) "Dukla Pumpherston" always made me smile. and "Golden Bush " always had a certain attraction to it 😲 Edited January 13, 2022 by merrymac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Gala Fairydean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts007 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, merrymac said: "Dukla Pumpherston" always made me smile. and "Golden Bush " always had a certain attraction to it 😲 Rolls off the tongue Edited January 13, 2022 by Hearts007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 There is none better than the Heart of Midlothian. Personal favourites are Inverness Clachnacuddin and Burntisland Shipyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Hearts007 said: Rolls off the tongue better than sticking in the throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts007 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, merrymac said: better than sticking in the throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poultry Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, **** the SPFL said: Gala Fairydean Beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Marine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, merrymac said: "Dukla Pumpherston" always made me smile. and "Golden Bush " always had a certain attraction to it 😲 In the same vane I think there was a team called 'Shaktar senseless' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Jeanfield Swifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feej Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Horn - Austrian 2nd div. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Always liked Lokomotive Leipzig. Not as good as Heart of Midlothian obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Exile fae Main Street Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, Tazio said: A truly bizarre one is a former South African team that I’m won’t even type on here but it’s utterly baffling. https://www.news24.com/News24/Dangerous-Darkies-are-back-20021218 Utterly bizarre, and confirms that world has gone mad when you can't bring yourself to type a name! If you must ,put it I inverted commas FFS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hearts of Oak is a great football name. In fact the Ghana league have lots of teams with great names. 11 Wonders Dreams Accra Lions great olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile fae Main Street Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Anyway nothing can beat Heart of Midlothian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Dynamo Buckfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Kaiser Chiefs Hearts of Oak Grasshopper Zurich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsandonlyHearts Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I play in an over 50 league here In Massachusetts. One of the teams from the town of Groton are called Dirty Groton Scoundrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb1874 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) I seem to recall there were a few good amateur spoof names in the past, like... Boca Seniors Bayern Bru AC A Little Silhouette of Milan Edited January 13, 2022 by cb1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Young Boys for the Celtic establishment! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedBoy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Played for a pub team in Ipswich. The pub was The Eight Bells and was owned by an Italian boy. He called the football team Otto Campanelli which was hard to say whilst half pished on a Sunday morning 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Smithee said: Oh, and I always liked Albion Rovers, it's like being called City United or something. A “Rover” is: a person who spends their time wandering. "they became rovers who departed further and further from civilization" Which got me thinking anout rangers. A “Ranger “ is: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a public forest. : a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park. : a soldier in the U.S. Army who has special training especially in fighting at close range. What shite names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensferryjambo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I always liked FC Sheriff Tiraspol more down to the fact they have a Sheriff's badge on their shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. Only club I know that has brackets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: A “Rover” is: a person who spends their time wandering. "they became rovers who departed further and further from civilization" Which got me thinking anout rangers. A “Ranger “ is: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a public forest. : a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park. : a soldier in the U.S. Army who has special training especially in fighting at close range. What shite names! Aye! Never really thought about it, but aye! I found out something today, I didn't know Hull's not a place, it's a river. The place is called Kingston upon Hull, and the team is called Hull City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Smithee said: Aye! Never really thought about it, but aye! I found out something today, I didn't know Hull's not a place, it's a river. The place is called Kingston upon Hull, and the team is called Hull City. JKB is an excellent educational resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Heart of Midlothian obvs and I agree QotS second but Hawick Royal Albert and Auchinleck Talbot are pretty good too. Edit (+ Civil Service Strollers) Edited January 13, 2022 by FWJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Some silly and great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 43 minutes ago, Costanza said: Always liked Lokomotive Leipzig. Not as good as Heart of Midlothian obviously. That was the Eastern bloc industry team thing, the Lokomotivs were railworker teams, the CSKAs were army teams, and the Dynamos were the state security structure, KGB, that type of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Smithee said: That was the Eastern bloc industry team thing, the Lokomotivs were railworker teams, the CSKAs were army teams, and the Dynamos were the state security structure, KGB, that type of thing I never knew that, Lokomotivs makes sense I guess. Every other day’s a school day on here 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedBoy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Arsenal were originally Dial Square FC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, smiler said: I never knew that, Lokomotivs makes sense I guess. Every other day’s a school day on here 👍🏻 There's one closer to home. Inverurie Loco Works Football Club The lower leagues have always had a range of attractive names, some floral tributes and others relating to their origins. Dundonald Bluebell Crossgates Primrose Easthouses Lily Dundee Violet Bonnyrigg/Linlithgow Rose Montrose Roselea Newtongrange Star Shotts Bon Accord Craigmark Bruntonians Maryhill/Lochee Harp Kennoway Star Hearts Lochgelly Albert Edited January 13, 2022 by Footballfirst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, 1953 said: In the same vane I think there was a team called 'Shaktar senseless' x mullyins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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