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[–] JimmyPedala@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The South-West corner looks forgotten by the football world.

[–] ALA02@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thricey@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What goes on down there 👀

[–] pajamakitten@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Just a lot of elderly people and tourists. Us younger people are priced out of living here so most just leave.

[–] jemimaisobelgrant@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Never thought I'd see Cottesmore Amateurs appear on this sub. My local team. Whoever researched this had to go a long way down the football league ladder to find them.

[–] fourlions@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Also crazy to see my home team of Woking FC here! Kind of crazy that Surrey has no better teams but guess London teams take all the talent

[–] FlyingHeadbutt@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Boing boing woking woking

[–] Individual_Attempt50@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Same for Kent

[–] EssexHaze@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Essex football is in a poor place right now. I mean, it was never in an especially remarkable place, but I'd like to see one or both of the clubs return to the Championship at some point.

[–] Rc5tr0@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What is the black and gold badge between Villa and Leicester? I recognize almost all of the badges on here but that one.

[–] TheKingMonkey@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Leamington. Warwickshire is one of those counties that lost a lot of its population to boundary changes, historically it would include Aston Villa, Birmingham City and Coventry City. Warwickshire’s cricket stadium (Edgbaston) is very much in Birmingham.

If you are into video games, the windmill on the badge of Leamington FC is the same one as you jump through in a car in Forza Horizon 4, which was made by a studio based in Leamington Spa. Sadly it’s had no sails on for at least 18 months, I think the owner got pissed off with people going up there to do social media shit and leaving looking like a tip on a daily basis.

[–] MinMorts@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Is it Chesterton windmill? Or a different one?

[–] scrandymurray@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For those that don’t know, loads of counties were created in the 60s/70s (can’t remember exactly) to better represent the growth of cities. So we saw West Midlands (basically Birmingham + Wolverhampton), Tyne and Wear (Newcastle + Sunderland), Greater Manchester, Merseyside (Liverpool and The Wirral) and Greater London all get carved out of the historic counties (Middlesex actually just got almost entirely consumed by London).

Obligatory Map Men link

[–] TheKingMonkey@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It was the mid 1960s for London and the mid 70s for Birmingham. I think the rest of the country was also mid 70s.

[–] ryanmurphy2611@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Up the brakes!

[–] Danzard@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Relegated to National League south and still the biggest team in Somerset. Big up the Yeovil.

[–] Cinn4monSynonym@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I like how the current top three in the National League South are all Somerset teams.

[–] Danzard@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Brings a tear to my eye

[–] Lambchops_Legion@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I’m watching through the Winter King series, and it’s clear the fine people of Somerset have more important things anyway, like defend the Kingdom of Dumnonia against the invading Saxons

[–] ThePenguinMassacre@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] RadialRacer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

May not be for much longer given current form...

[–] heliskinki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lincoln City are massive

[–] Sean_0510@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Apparently we're fucking massive

[–] AmarilloMike@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeeeeesss, Northampton Town! Up the Cobblers!

[–] DeapVally@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Sixfields massiv!

[–] itfc4life99_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Uppa town🤝

[–] paddyo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Well, we had a real battle on our hands, but once again being the only league club in Kent has paid off.

[–] bobby_zamora@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What is the team on the Isle of Wight?

[–] Korvensuu@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowes_Sports_F.C.

never heard of them, just googled Cowes Football Club and they had the right logo

[–] d_bo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm just laughing at "The Yachtsmen"

[–] Adammmmski@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] backtothefuckyeah@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Do you have a text/spreadsheet version of this? Is love to see the different levels all the teams are at, also there are a few badges I don't recognise

[–] dame_sansmerci@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This is fascinating and delightful, and I am now obsessed with the absolute unit in the Hereford club badge.

[–] WernerHerzogEatsShoe@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Crewe Alex champions of Cheshire

[–] PurpleScientist4312@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Man Utd in the mud

[–] Ket_Cz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Didn’t realise cowes were better than Newport now