Football club origins and nicknames
Heatley, Michael2008
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Looking at the origins and nicknames of English, Welsh and Scottish clubs, this book will tell you where the 'Stanley' in Accrington Stanley came from, why Stockport County is so named when there never was a Stockportshire, and why Everton are known as 'the Toffees' and Peterborough as 'Posh'.
Main title:
Football club origins and nicknames / Michael Heatley.
Author:
Imprint:
Hersham : Ian Allan, 2008.
Collation:
200 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
ISBN:
9780711032712 (pbk)0711032718 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.3'3463'0941796.334
Local class:
796.334
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1307510
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