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In the box

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Guess who’s missing
« on October 15, 2024, 08:16:26 am by In the box »
“The Rovers “ that’s ours !!



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drfchound

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #1 on October 15, 2024, 08:41:57 am by drfchound »
Lots of those nicknames appear to have been updated over the years.

Reg of the Rovers

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #2 on October 15, 2024, 09:00:55 am by Reg of the Rovers »
Was just thinking the same - not heard Colliers for Barnsley and Throstles for WBA.

What year is that from ITB?

donnievic

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« Reply #3 on October 15, 2024, 09:09:23 am by donnievic »
Ipswich and Wrexham also not there

DMnumber4

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« Reply #4 on October 15, 2024, 09:20:11 am by DMnumber4 »
These are new on me:
Burnley - Turfites
Notts C - Lambs
Notts F - Forresters

Must be from before 1968, the year Hartlepools dropped the 'S'

Reg of the Rovers

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #5 on October 15, 2024, 09:36:56 am by Reg of the Rovers »
Leeds United - Peacocks!

Nowadays they've dropped the 'Pea' and are just a bunch of cocks!

Dutch Uncle

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #6 on October 15, 2024, 09:52:16 am by Dutch Uncle »
Was just thinking the same - not heard Colliers for Barnsley and Throstles for WBA.

What year is that from ITB?

Likely 1950s. Gateshead dropped out of the league in 1960 (and Accrington Stanley in 1962). Scunthorpe and Colchester joined the league in 1950.

And Swansea became a City in 1969

Gillingham and Shrewsbury missing as well

Bentley Bullet

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« Reply #7 on October 15, 2024, 09:52:44 am by Bentley Bullet »
Brighton were/are The Seagulls, not The Shrimps!

Correction! In 1950 the nickname was believed to be “The Shrimps”, although their fans rarely used the name.
« Last Edit: October 15, 2024, 09:57:44 am by Bentley Bullet »

foxbat

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #8 on October 15, 2024, 10:02:55 am by foxbat »
this liat must be ancient , I was in Leicester from 1970 -77, when they played  at Filbert Street,  and not once did I hear Leicester City  referred  to as ' the Filberts'

idler

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« Reply #9 on October 15, 2024, 10:58:53 am by idler »
I remember Rovers down as the pirates in the 50s. The Green Un used to have the caricature of a pirate at the top of our report. Chesterfield had the crooked spire, Rotherham a windmill and Sheffield United’s player was the shape of a blade.
Happy days.

Filo

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« Reply #10 on October 15, 2024, 02:04:02 pm by Filo »
I remember Rovers down as the pirates in the 50s. The Green Un used to have the caricature of a pirate at the top of our report. Chesterfield had the crooked spire, Rotherham a windmill and Sheffield United’s player was the shape of a blade.
Happy days.


Weren’t we the Butterscotchmen?

idler

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #11 on October 15, 2024, 04:11:44 pm by idler »
That might be before my time Filo. It doesn’t ring a bell.
I remember having a book with all teams nicknames and knew them off by heart when I was about 10.

Dutch Uncle

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« Reply #12 on October 15, 2024, 04:18:09 pm by Dutch Uncle »
It seems Butterscotchmen was our nickname up until WW1

https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/doncaster-rovers/

idler

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« Reply #13 on October 15, 2024, 04:35:11 pm by idler »
An interesting read Dutch, thank you for ferreting it out.

Donnywolf

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Re: Guess who’s missing
« Reply #14 on October 15, 2024, 04:44:07 pm by Donnywolf »
Was just thinking the same - not heard Colliers for Barnsley and Throstles for WBA.

What year is that from ITB?

I remember them as the Throstles until Baggies seemed to supercede that

Throstles was more apt though as it is a Thrush whose Latin name is Turdus Philomelos , but just think Turdus and you won't be far away

Donnywolf

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« Reply #15 on October 15, 2024, 04:50:05 pm by Donnywolf »
Barnsleys the Tarns Coat of Arms has a Miner and a Glass Blower on it both big industries so The Colliers was apt as well

Their Latin Motto translates to "judge us by our actions" .....

Bentley Bullet

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« Reply #16 on October 15, 2024, 05:17:40 pm by Bentley Bullet »
I remember Barnsley being called "The Colliers" long before their current nickname "The Dingles".

drfchound

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« Reply #17 on October 15, 2024, 05:32:59 pm by drfchound »
I remember Sunderland being the Rokerites when I was a lad but recently they are often called Mackems.
Probably as they are no longer at Roker Park.

DonnyAps

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« Reply #18 on October 15, 2024, 05:48:25 pm by DonnyAps »
WBA are the Throstles, thats the species of bird on their badge.

Donnywolf

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« Reply #19 on October 15, 2024, 05:50:29 pm by Donnywolf »
I remember Sunderland being the Rokerites when I was a lad but recently they are often called Mackems.
Probably as they are no longer at Roker Park.

It's a shorter walk to that great Pub as well  :lol:

drfchound

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« Reply #20 on October 15, 2024, 05:52:30 pm by drfchound »
I remember Sunderland being the Rokerites when I was a lad but recently they are often called Mackems.
Probably as they are no longer at Roker Park.

It's a shorter walk to that great Pub as well  :lol:

Ha, I will take my hiking boots if we go again.

roversdude

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« Reply #21 on October 15, 2024, 06:21:42 pm by roversdude »
“The Rovers “ that’s ours !!

You when we win lol

The Beast

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« Reply #22 on October 16, 2024, 04:50:01 pm by The Beast »
I remember Rovers down as the pirates in the 50s. The Green Un used to have the caricature of a pirate at the top of our report. Chesterfield had the crooked spire, Rotherham a windmill and Sheffield United’s player was the shape of a blade.
Happy days.

I took my ex’s dad to the Bolton game where we got annihilated at the Keepmoat in the cup, he kept shouting ‘up the pirates’ as he hadn’t been for a couple or three decades, much to our embarrassment. After the game,  looked up the pirates nickname and found a bit about it but very little.

 

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