Your Teams nickname - how did it come about?

[Wazza_SAFC]

Contrary to the story that ours was made up in a phone poll, the theory is that there was a lucky black cat that helped us win matches. See the following history lesson

Originally Posted by www.blackcats.org.uk/cat-history.html

A 4-1 home defeat to Liverpool on New Years Day 1909 left the club in the bottom half of the First Division. When the players came into the dressing room the following day before the game against Bury, they found a stray black cat in residence.

Sunderland won 3-1 that day, despite Harry Low missing a penalty, and this coincidence started the "lucky black cat" story. A fortnight later when we went to Bramall Lane and won 3-2 in the FA Cup after being 0-2 down in the second half, the feline mascot was offically adopted by the players.

By the end of January 1909, the Sunderland Echo reported of the cat: "there has been a big demand for its portrait, more having been disposed of than of all the players put together". The thousands who went to Newcastle for the FA Cup quarter final that season had black cat mascots adorned with red and white ribbons.

The "lucky" tag didn't last for the remainder of the 1908-09 season; Sunderland lost 0-3 at home to Newcastle in the FA Cup replay, George Holley missing a penalty when the score was 0-0.

However, the club mascot remained popular and was featured in many cartoons and drawings of the period, particularly popular on Wearside when victorious against a magpie (a verminous creature reputed to have been the mascot of some lesser local rival).

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Liverpool - The Reds , not very exciting and obviously because of our team colours! Although we haven't always worn all red!

[COYG]

We are the Glovers, very boring but based on Yeovils history iin the glove making industry.

[PulsarJack]

Originally Posted by Jack

swansea - the swansea jacks came from a dog called jack which became famous for saving loads of people that fell into the docks as he used to jump in and pull them out to safty.

Afraid I have to disagree with you there mate! Back in the 1800's some of the worlds best seamen came from swansea, and were reknowned around the world. They always used to wear waterproof oilskins that were called Jackskins, and so they soon became known as Jacks. A nickname that has gone on to represent all people from Swansea.



Jack the dog came along later, during the wars (?), saved a load of people from drowning in the docks, became a local hero, and then got deliberately poisoned apparently.

[Rufc89]

ours is the millers becuase there is a huge hovis factory near the ground. and under the title hovis...it reads "The Millers"

have a look when you come to millmoor again