Guess who’s missing

[In the box]

“The Rovers “ that’s ours !!

[drfchound]

Lots of those nicknames appear to have been updated over the years.

[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]

Ipswich and Wrexham also not there

[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]

Leeds United - Peacocks!

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

[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]

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.

[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]

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]

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]

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]

It seems Butterscotchmen was our nickname up until WW1

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

[idler]

An interesting read Dutch, thank you for ferreting it out.

[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]

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]

I remember Barnsley being called "The Colliers" long before their current nickname "The Dingles".

[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]

WBA are the Throstles, thats the species of bird on their badge.

[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 

[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 

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

[roversdude]

“The Rovers “ that’s ours !!

You when we win lol

[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.