Port Vale Fan

[splott parker]

Re: Port Vale Fan

What about clubs representing two towns/cities? Brighton & Hove Albion are one you’d think of immediately. I wonder if Boscombe residents had their noses put out of joint when their club became AFC Bournemouth? Rushden & Diamonds were an amalgamation of Rushden FC & Irthlingborough Diamonds I believe. Walton & Hersham have been on the non league circuit for a while, any more?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Port Vale Fan

Sheffield Wednesday

[JamesWales]

Re: Port Vale Fan

TNS

The most successful football club in England of the last decade.

[Baloo]

Re: Port Vale Fan

But it wasn't named after a place, the station was named after the club.

Arsenal was named after a building, which is a place - but not one found on the map like the post said.

Ready for someone to continue playing semantics tennis with me

Well, couldn't resist this challenge. Actually, I think Port Vale might be first club not named after a settlement, not a place :-). It seems Port Vale Wharf was a place you could stop on the Trent & Mersey Canal, near to the ground.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Crewe Alexandra

Plymouth Arygle

[xsnaggle]

Re: Port Vale Fan

But it wasn't named after a place, the station was named after the club.

Arsenal was named after a building, which is a place - but not one found on the map like the post said.

Ready for someone to continue playing semantics tennis with me

They were originally Woolwich Arsenal, and that is definitely on the map.

Port vale is unique because the place 'Port Vale' doesn't actually exist. Every other team in the EFL and Prem has a name to associate it with a place.

with regards to Rangers and Celtic the names are both predicated by'Glasgow,

[The Bloop]

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Crewe Alexandra

Plymouth Arygle

I've definitely seen Crewe, Plymouth (and Sheffield) on a map.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I've definitely seen Crewe, Plymouth (and Sheffield) on a map.

I am throwing these in , I don't care a chuff

Where is Wednesday, Argyle and Alexandra ?

[splott parker]

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I am throwing these in , I don't care a chuff

Where is Wednesday, Argyle and Alexandra ?

You’ve thrown a right spanner in the works here

[lardy]

Re: Port Vale Fan

I am throwing these in , I don't care a chuff

Where is Wednesday, Argyle and Alexandra ?

Sheffield, Plymouth and Crewe.

[JamesWales]

Re: Port Vale Fan

Man United, Man City.

No place called Man on the map, apart from that Isle of Mann which is spelt differently

[William Treseder]

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A brilliant old Scottish one was Third Lanark, full name of the club was The Third Lanarkshire Rifles.

I know Sludge has thrown us a curved ball, but are you now just including old romantic names? 😂

[splott parker]

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Man United, Man City.

No place called Man on the map, apart from that Isle of Mann which is spelt differently

? The Isle of Man is spelt differently to ‘Man’

[Stanmore Bluebird]

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Tom Sang plays for them.

[JamesWales]

Re: Port Vale Fan

? The Isle of Man is spelt differently to ‘Man’

Fairplay I've gone fkn mad here 🤣