Club Names Referring To The Club's Specific Origins
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Argyle | Named after The Argyle Tavern or Argyle Terrace, both in Plymouth. | England | Plymouth Argyle |
Great Chicago Fire | Officially founded on October 8, 1997, the 126th anniversary of this pivotal event in the history of Chicago. | USA | Chicago Fire |
Eagles | When the club split into an amateur and a professional branch in 1971, the latter added Eagles to its name after their stadium, De Adelaarshorst. | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles |
East | Orient = from the East, Leyton is in east London | England | Leyton Orient |
Dons | Named after the nickname of MK Dons' predecessors, Wimbledon F.C. | England | Milton Keynes Dons |
Forest | The club originally played at the Forest Recreation Ground | England | Nottingham Forest |
Heart of Midlothian | Named for a dance hall, itself named for a novel by Walter Scott and a reference to the city of Edinburgh, located in the centre of Midlothian county | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
Homeless | Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Argentina | Excursionistas |
Chile | Santiago Wanderers | ||
England | Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers, Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Malta | Sliema Wanderers | ||
Republic of Ireland | Bray Wanderers, Sligo Rovers | ||
Scotland | Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers | ||
Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Egypt | Al Ittihad Al Sakandary, Ittihad El Shorta |
Israel | Ittihad Bnei Sakhnin | ||
Libya | Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) | ||
Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) | ||
Mohun Bagan | The club was named after the palace, Mohun Bagan Villa, that was the site of the club's first ground | India | Mohun Bagan |
Park Avenue | The club originally played at the Park Avenue ground | England | Bradford Park Avenue |
Queen of the South | A nickname for the club's home of Dumfries | Scotland | Queen of the South |
Rangers (Glasgow) | The club founder saw the name Rangers in a Rugby annual | Scotland | Rangers |
Sounders | From Puget Sound, on whose eastern shore the city of Seattle lies. | United States | Seattle Sounders (NASL), Seattle Sounders (USL), Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Sounders Women |
Stanley | Named after the Stanley Arms on Stanley Road, Accrington. | England | Accrington Stanley |
Trinity | The club was formed in 1873 by the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church | England | Gainsborough Trinity |
Paraguay | Sportivo Trinidense | ||
United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. "Pers-" or "P" is short for "Persatuan", Indonesian for "United". "Birlik" means "Union" in Turkish. | Argentina | Unión de Santa Fe |
Armenia | Yerevan United | ||
Australia | Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, Newcastle United Jets | ||
Belgium | KVSK United | ||
Brazil | União São João | ||
England | Carlisle United, Colchester United, F.C. United of Manchester, Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, West Ham United, and many more | ||
Finland | Tampere United | ||
Indonesia | Persib Bandung, Persebaya Surabaya, Persiwa Wamena, Persela Lamongan and many more | ||
Japan | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ||
Netherlands | Alkmaar Zaanstreek-combinatie (AZ), Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie (NEC), Noad Advendo Combinatie (NAC), Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (Roda JC), | ||
Portugal | União de Leiria | ||
Republic of Ireland | Limavady United | ||
Scotland | Ayr United, Dundee United | ||
South Korea | Incheon United, Seoul United | ||
Sweden | Carlstad United BK, FC Väsby United | ||
Turkey | Gençlerbirliği | ||
United States | D.C. United |
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