preston north end

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was flicking throu a old programme from 1983 of preston north end v doncaster rovers div.3

i noticed the preston club badge on a shirt and it had 'PP'
on the bottom of badge with preston north end fc below it.

was did/does the 'PP'  stand for please.

never noticed it before tbh.

[Bald Rover]

P*ss poor

[ScillyRover]

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[irishcontingent]

The \"PP\" in the coat of arms is said by locals to stand for Proud Preston or Preston - Priest's town, this may be because of the historic association of the church and town and certainly in the coat of arms or seal it was originally a standing lamb with banner flag - the emblem of St. Wilfrid. When the parish church changed its name to St. John in Tudor times, the pragmatic townsmen sat the lamb down and it became the emblem of St. John the Baptist. It was the wrong St. John, but they probably thought it would be standing up again soon! With regard to the 'PP' in the coat of arms it is also said it may stand for   Princeps Pacis, Prince of Peace or Preston-Preston. In 1376 there were no Ps in the town seal; in 1402 there were three Ps arranged decoratively on either side and below the standing lamb. In later times one of the Ps was lost and the other two ended up below the seated lamb.

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thanks for that as its been doing me head in tbh