Re: Knowledge gained from being a football fan-No 1
Originally Posted by Enoch Mort
Traditional industries of particular areas based on club nicknames - shoes in Northampton, hats in Luton, cutlery in Sheffield, glove making in Yeovil etc.
Yup, that's a good observation. What others can people think of along this line?
Stoke - pottery (The Potters)
Crewe - trains (The Railwaymen)
Hereford - cattle (The Bulls)
Macclesfield - silk production (The Silkmen)
Burton Albion - beer brewing (The Brewers)