A-Z Teams


A-Z

110 English teams from the Football League. Click the name of the club for a full profile if available. Team profiles are being added regularly.

Ashbrook
Colours: Dark blue shirts, black shorts

Ashchurch
Colours: Green and white striped shirts, white shorts

Aylbury Town
Colours: Yellow and black shirts, yellow shorts

Bamford Athletic
Colours: Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts

Barford Albion
A club associated with a special family the Nelsons. For decades Barford always had a Nelson in the side. The side from the county town of Peakshire in the East Midlands were a fixture in the First Division for much of the early 20th century, before settling down in Division 2, spending some time in the Third Division North. Spent odd seasons in the First Division in the 60s and 80s.
Honours: FA Cup runners up (1898 & 1985)
Colours: Red shirts with black trim, white shorts

Barmouth
Nicknamed the Hotspurs have spent most of their history in the lower divisions, with a short period in the First Division in the late 70s and early 80s.
Colours: Red shirts, black shorts

Barnbury City
City have never played in the First Division spending most of its history in the lower divisions. Some periods in the Second Division notably in the early 1930s and early 1980s. All time star player is forward Brian Norton.
Colours: All blue

Barnford
A club often present in the top two divisions but never challenging for honours. Notable players include star full back pairing Matt Blackie and Jack Forbes and 90s jinxed striker Jim Jenkins.
Colours: Yellow and black striped shirts, black shorts

Barnley
Colours: White shirts, black shorts

Ba/uxgate
Northern club spent some time in the First Division in the late 50s and early 60s.
Colours: Amber shirts, black shorts or green and white quartered shirts, white shorts.

Blackport Rovers
One of the teams of the 70s winning the FA Cup, First Division, European Cup and UEFA Cup in the decade. The club will always be associated with Nipper Lawrence. Other star players include Len Duggan, Barry Day and Mike Bateson.
Honours: First Division (74/75 & 84/85), FA Cup (5 times), League Cup (82), European Cup (76), UEFA Cup (78)
Colours: Black and white stripes, black shorts

Blackton Wanderers
One of the top teams in the 60s winning the FA Cup, First Division and European Cup. Dropped down the divisions in the 70s. Won back to back promotions twice, returning to the First Division in the late 80s. Star men include Jon Stark (his first club) and Bernard Briggs.
Honours: FA Cup (63), First Division (64), European Cup (65)
Colours: Red and white shirts, red shorts

Bradfield Town
A top team at the end of the 60s winning the First Division, Bradfield dropped down the divisions before spending big on an attempted return to the top in the late 80s. Star men include Tony Marsden and Jules Laverne, the French superstar. Shocked Melchester Rovers in the FA Cup quarter final 1989.
Honours: First Division (67)
Colours: Light blue shirts with orange trim, white shorts

Bradport
From the North East, Bradport have always yo-yo'd up and down the divisions. Their most successful period came in the 70s with a spell in the First Division and an FA Cup win thanks to star striker Don Kellet, the "Striker From Nowhere" who played just one season before disappearing back where he came from.
Honours: FA Cup (79)
Colours: Red shirts, white sleeves, white shorts

Brampton United
One of the founding members of the Football League, Brampton were a fixture in the First Division for over 90 years before fading in the 80s.
Colours: Orange shirts, white shorts

Brentfield
Colours: Claret and sky striped shirts, white shorts

Brentwich United
Mostly known for their spell in the Second Division in the '60s, which was covered in the BBC series United! 
Colours: All white, or red and white striped shirts

Bronton City
Colours: Sky shirts and white shorts with red trim

Brookleigh Wanderers
Colours: Black and white quartered shirts, white shorts

Brymouth City
Colours: Yellow shirts and blue shorts

Burndean
Colours: All white or white with green sleeves/stripes

Burnside Athletic
Colours: Blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts

Carford City
Colours: White shirts, black shorts or blue shirts with white sleeves and shorts

Carlington County
Colours: Orange shirts with white trim, blue shorts

Carlton Town
Spent a few seasons in the top flight, notably before the War, finishing 3rd in 1937/38. Knocked around in the Second and Third Divisions for most of their existence. Famously appointed Bruce "Pancho" Miller as player-manager in the late '80s.
Colours: Gold or dark blue shirts, black shorts

Carnbrook Town
Colours: Amber shirts, black shorts

Cashford Albion
Colours: Orange shirts, white shorts

Castlemere
Established themselves in the Premier League in the 90s with Johnny Dexter becoming manager in 1996. Lost the 1999 FA Cup Final to Melchester Rovers.
Colours: White shirts with yellow and black trim, black shorts

Castleton
Football League champions in 1937/38, which was fully documented in the Skipper story the School Team in the First Division. The Flyers dropped out of the First Division after the war, before having a short period back in the top flight in the early 80s.
Colours: Green and black striped shirts, black shorts

Chalkford Town
Colours: Red shirts and shorts, white socks

Cobdale United
Colours: Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts

Corstone City
Four times FA Cup winners
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Cranville
Midlands rivals of Melchester Rovers throughout the 1960s challenging at the top of the league. Mervyn Wallace came second in the Footballer of the Year contest while at the club, before signing for the Rovers. Faded in the early '70s and never really challenged for promotion. Featured club in the late 80s story Striker with Tony Jordan. 
Colours: Red and white hooped shirts, white shorts

Danefield United
Colours: Ajax style white and red shirts, white shorts

Darlton
Colours: Red shirts with black sleeves and shorts

Deans Park
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts

Earl's Cross Rangers
London club who spent a brief period in the First Division in the early 1970s.
Colours: Rust and white hooped shirts, white shorts

Eastgate
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts

Eastoke
League winners in 1960/61 and a strong team throughout the '50s and '60s always challenging for honours.
Colours: Blue shirts, black shorts

Elbury Wanderers
Colours: Black and white quartered shirts, white shorts

Everpool
Famous club and multiple league and European Cup winners. Associated with Bobby Booth, the star striker in his own story Bobby of the Blues, that featured in Scorcher in the early '70s. 
Colours: All blue

Fenton Villa

Fordhampton

Gatesfield Rovers
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Grandon Town

Granton United
Colours: White shirts, black shorts

Hamville
Colours: Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts

Hartford United
Colours: White shirts, sky shorts

Highborough United
Colours: White shirts with black V, black shorts

Highwood Athletic
Powerful club during the 60s and early 70s, faded since. Notably players include Ted Legge (of Legge's Eleven) and Bernard Moggs.
Colours: White and red striped shirts, white shorts

Hinton United
The club of Jim Kelly, the powerful striker an star of Away Went Kelly in Rover and Victor.
Colours: Blue shirts, white sleeves and shorts

Holverton
Colours: All white with red trims

Hunterford
Colours: Teal shirts, black shorts

Kelburn
Colours: All sky with white socks

Kenton Albion
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Kingsbay
Colours: White shirts, navy shorts

Langton United
Colours: Blue shirts, white sleeves and shorts

Lemford United
Colours: Green and black striped shirts, white shorts

Linfield Orient
Colours: Blue and white quartered shirts, blue shorts

Marlbury United

Melborough
Colours: Blue shirts, white sleeves and shorts

Meltham Rangers
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts

Melton

Midbury Town

Mill Town

Molton United
Colours: Yellow shirts with black hoop, white shorts

Mudport United

Newton Town
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts

North Vale
Colours: Various

Northfield
Colours: Black shirts, white sleeves and shorts

Oldfield
Colours: Red and white striped shirts, black shorts

Portdean
Colours: White shirts, blue shorts

Portsea
Colours: Sky shirts, white shorts

Railford Town
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Railton
Colours: Blue and green quartered shirts, blue shorts

Ramsden Athletic
Colours: Yellow shirts, blue shorts

Rawton Villa
Colours: Red and white striped shirts, red shorts

Redpool
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts

Redstoke
Featured club in the stories of Lanky Hutton, The Guinea Pig goalie in Adventure in the 50s and in Goalmaker, the story of the magical gypsy Pickford. 
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Rockhampton Rangers
Feature club in The Terrible Twins in ROTR.
Colours: Red and white striped shirts, red shorts

Rockley Rangers
Feature club in Legge's Eleven in Valiant.
Colours: Blue and white

Rotherton
Colours: Red shirts with white sleeves and shorts

Sandford
Yorkshire club had spells in the First Division in the 50s and 70s. Feature team in The Lost Team from Eterna in Hotspur (1972).
Colours: All red with white trim

Seaford Athletic
Colours: Yellow and white quartered shirts, yellow shorts

Selbridge
A club that bounces around in the lower divisions. Featured club in Kevin's Chance in ROTR in 1986.
Colours: Black and white striped shirts, black shorts

Shefton Town
A powerful side in the early years of the League challenging for the title and in the Cup. Signed Stonewall Pete Smith for a brief spell in 1924 (Wizard #102). Dropped down the divisions before briefly climbing up again in the mid 80s and reaching the League Cup Final in 1985.
Colours: White shirts with red shorts

Shenton United
A sometimes powerful side with a few top end finishes including the Premier League in 2001. Featured team in Football Picture Story Monthly #313.
Colours: Black and white striped shirts, black shorts

Shermall Athletic
Local rivals of Melchester Rovers from Shermall Haven a new town across the River Mel. Run by maverick Lance Vigors, Shermall cross the Rovers multiple times in the 1960s.
Colours: Green and white striped shirts, white shorts

Sleethorpe United
The Fourth Division team of Twisty Lunnon featured in the Bullet story Twisty.
Colours: Yellow shirts, black shorts

Stambridge City
Colours: Green shirts with white sleeves and shorts

Stamford
Colours: Teal shirts, black shorts

Stansfield
Colours: White shirts, blue shorts

Stanport Athletic
One of Melchester Rovers's local rivals, Stanport had been somewhat of a bogey side for the Rovers.
Colours: Blue shirts with white shorts

Stockbridge Town
A once great club, Stockbridge fell on hard times dropping to the Fourth Division. But with Terry Marks at centre half Town avoided dropping out of the league gaining promotion the next season.

Stockley Town
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts

Swinfield
Colours: Sky shirts with yellow shorts

Thatchem United
The side known as "The Family" thanks to their unique selection policy of only signing on Robinsons. As small club that punched above its weight in the early 70s winning promotion from Division 4 to 2 and shockingly winning the League Cup.
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts and socks

Thornton Villa
Once giants of the English game and 11 time FA Cup winners, Thornton Villa have been battling for decades to regain their past glory. Star men include Rudi Rantzberg the King of Football and Roy Race's bogeyman Len Farmer.

Tynecaster United
Colours: Blue shirts, with white hoop and shorts

Tynefield City
Colours: Red shirts with white sleeves and black shorts

Tynefield United
Colours: Blue and white hooped shirts with blue shorts

Wakeford Town
Colours: Green shirt with black shorts

Walford Rovers
Colours: Blue and white hooped shirts, white shorts

Welbeck Wanderers
Colours: Yellow and black striped shirts with white shorts

Wellingford/bury
Colours: Yellow shirts with black shorts

Westbury Town
Colours: Navy shirts with yellow trim, navy shorts

Westhampton City
Colours: Red and white striped shirts, red shorts

Weston Athletic
Colours: Purple and red quartered shirts, white shorts

Weston Villa
Colours: White shirts with sky sleeves and shorts

Wokington Town
Colours: Yellow shirts with blue shorts

Yelbomb
Colours: Yellow shirts with black shorts


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  1. What are the first three badges in the image at the top please?

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