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Football culture and history. No xG, FFP or GOATs. Generally against modern football.
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In the 1870s players in matches between Scottish pioneers Queens Park and English amateur side Wanderers wore different colour socks to distinguish their identity and position. Surprised modern marketers haven't restored this tradition. #footballhistory #premierleague #QPFC #RFC #CFC #soccer #EFL

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92 badges ranked: 3. #Burton Albion The rotund alcoholic! The sublime calligraphy! Yellow and black! A startlingly creative work of originality. #BAFC #NFFC #NCFC #DCFC #PVFC #SCFC #CAFC #Staffordshire #LCFC #AVFC #BCFC #WBA #WWFC #villa #brum #premierleague #championship #leagueone #nonleague

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92 badges ranked: 4. #Bolton If #BWFC kept the ribbons from the previous badge, it may have secured top spot. Alas, they place the red rose of #Lancashire underneath the impeccable circular lettering. An instantly recognisable classic, nonetheless. #MUFC #MCFC #BRFC #OAFC #SCFC #LFC #EFC #RFC

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West Ham's 1975 FA Cup final victory was the last time an all English XI lifted the cup. Eight of the #WHUFC starting eleven were born in East London/Essex. #hammers #FFC #fulham #COYI #premierleague #football #soccer #LOFC #AFC #arsenal #THFC #COYS #irons #London #eastlondon #Essex #efl #epl

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92 badges ranked: 5. #Chesterfield A perfect combination of Victorian-cum-1970s initials and a stylish depiction of a local landmark. Red and blue aren't always comfortable bedfellows but #CFC pull it off. #DCFC #SUFC #SWFC #LCFC #NFFC #NCFC #footballhistory #EFL #nonleague #championship #BAFC

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Still one of the greatest goals I've seen live (7:25) #GBFC #HWFC #PFC #pompey #saintsfc #sfc #football #soccer #premierleague #nonleague #AFCB youtu.be/6cT2pcW_K88?...

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#Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough gotta be one of the hardest sounding grounds around. #football #soccer #premierleague #nationalleague #nonleague #KHFC #WBA #WBAFC #WWFC #BCFC #BRFC #AVFC #villa #CCFC #SCFC #NCFC

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92 badges ranked: 6. #Fulham A badge that isn't nearly as old as I expected (2001!). Maybe the twee cottage, traditional feel and peaceful environs led me to place #FFC on a pedestal of tradition, but I stand by it. The angled, fused typography creates an initialism of beauty. #CFC #CPFC #QPR

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Stan Mortensen scored a hat trick in the 1953 FA Cup Final, only for the game to go down in the history books as the "Matthews Final". Must have hurt. #Blackpool #BFC #BWFC #Bolton #HCAFC #soccer #football

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Anyone know what club this is? Assuming it's #football... #soccer #premierleague #buli #bundesliga #laliga

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

An absolute gem of BBC archive footage examining #Bradford Park Avenue in their final season as a Football League club. #football #soccer #nonleague #EFL #BCAFC #BPAFC #LUFC #SWFC #SUFC #championship #premierleague #HTFC #yorkshire #MUFC #MCFC #BFC #PNEFC #BRFC #BWFC #LFC youtu.be/i2tFFib2IOw?...

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92 badges ranked: 7. #Wolves Simple, iconic, menacing. Communicstes all in an economical fashion. I could show my mum this badge and she’d clock who it represented. So similar to #Salford, and yet so different: heritage vs. novelty; meaning vs. marketing. #WWFC #AVFC #BCFC #WBA #villa #MUFC

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Steve Bloomer (1874-1938) scored 293 in 474 apps for #Derby. A bust of Bloomer sits besides the home dugout, and a song, 'Steve Bloomers watching' is played at home games. Are #DCFC the only club with a tradition (albeit recent) referencing a player from the Edwardian period?! #NFFC #LCFC #SCFC

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

92 badges ranked: 8. #Birmingham My heart rate quickens when I see one of them old-timey balls. The addition of a globe (world conquest? Dream BIG!) + the simple banners is delightful. Peerless with its odd double circular design. #BCFC #AVFC #villa #brum #WWFC #WBA #WBAFC #wolves #WFC #AFC

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

92 badges ranked: 9. #Swansea Critics may call it sedate, but in actual fact that is the purest distillation of elegance. Immeasurably glad #SCAFC ditched their recent flirtation with innovation. #CCFC #NCFC #BRFC #BCFC #Wales #football #soccer #premierleague #championship #swans #Wrexham #WFC

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On 14th June 1947 #Stoke City visited Bramall Lane knowing that a victory would see them crowned Champions. 10,000 #SCFC fans travelled to #Sheffield to witness their team lose 2-1. The title went to #Liverpool. Stoke ended up 4th, equalling their highest league finish. #LFC #SUFC #football #efl

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92 badges ranked: 10. #Fleetwood You can probably work out by now what makes a good badge. Two or three bold colours; simple, clear iconography; straightforward, coherent typography. #FTFC a great example of bringing it all together. #afcf #bfc #lfc #efc #mufc #mcfc #bwfc #pnefc #brfc #lufc

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#OTD 1987: Spain 2-4 England Gary Lineker got all four and 20 year old Tony Adams made his debut. #threelions #arsenal #AFC #Gunners #THFC #Spurs #COYS #EFC #LCFC #Barcelona #premierleague #football #soccer

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92 badges ranked: 11. #Wycombe Wanderers The Chairboys (excuse me?) depict a goose choking on one end of a gilded chain while the other hangs out its arse. Batshit, and I love it. #wwfc #wfc #leagueone #ltfc #qprfc #bfc #rfc #oufc #championship #football #soccer #premierleague #afc #spurs #cfc

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Nothing against #Sheffield FC and appreciate the importance of their history to their branding, but why have they called their current home "The Home of Football" when they've only played there since the 90s? Surely Bramall Lane has a greater claim... #sufc #sfc #swfc #dcfc #nffc #yorkshire #lufc

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

Arthur Friedenreich, the first Afro-Brazilian professional. Played in the first ever Brazil XI (vs #Exeter City) but not selected for the inaugural World Cup. Allegedly scoring 1,329 goals in 1,239 apps, Friedenreich was top scorer of the Sao Paolo championship a record 9 times. #ECFC #soccer

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92 badges ranked: 12. #Sheffield United Big boy’s version of #Charlton. Do any clubs have as much county iconography on show as those from #Yorkshire? #sufc #swfc #lufc #Leeds #cafc #rufc #hcafc #bcfc #mufc #lfc #mcfc #efc #premierleague #ycfc #htfc #nufc #mfc #safc #afc #avfc #football #soccer

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#OTD 1935 #Norwich City set their record attendance at The Nest. 25,037 saw #NCFC lose 1-0 to #Sheffield Wednesday. The Nest closed in May. Unsurprising: built in a disused quarry, the unusual terraces appear terrifying to the modern eye. #swfc #sufc #itfc #championship #football #premierleague

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92 badges ranked: 13. #Norwich The #Canaries' medieval standard and stern bird is the exception proving the rule that ceremonial crests are bland. Beautiful due to the colour scheme alone; it retains a resemblance to no other badge now that Yeovil no longer sully the 92. #ncfc #itfc #cufc #lcfc

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#Southend 1-1 #Rochdale Shrimpers fought back after being wasteful much of the match. Roots Hall a wonderful ground full of character. Particularly loved the mock blue plaque for the previous owner! #sufc #nationalleague #rfc #Essex #football #soccer #nonleague

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In September 1970, a post-match dinner between #Arsenal and #Lazio turned ugly, with #AFC manager Bertie Mee reportedly throwing hands. By May, the #Gunners had won the double, remaining unbeaten at Highbury in the league. Perhaps a gritty team spirit had formed in that restaurant in Rome?

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Perhaps the advent of Sky Sports & the Premier League in 1992 led to a new football world of inequality + greed... ...or maybe it was simultaneously UEFA dropping the magnificent templated European Championships logos, who knows #football #soccer #premierleague #championship #efl #UEFA #FIFA #AMF

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