Club Nicknames

[Yngwie]

I've listed below some interesting club nicknames from the lower leagues, and I'd be interested to know how they came about. (Alternatively, feel free to post your own plausible but completely fabricated theories.)

Gable Endies

Red Lichties

Doonhamers

Spiders

Blue Brazil

[The Mantis]

Is this a serious thread?

OK, QOS used to be the 'Doonhammers' because some striking carpenters had too much time and decided to start a football club, and over the years the correct spelling was lost. Or maybe it's because Dumfries is called 'doon hame' by exiles.

Back in the 1950s two clubs dominated world football: Cowdenbeath and Brazil FC. People had a problem distinguishing between the two, whose styles were almost identical. However, as fate would have it, one played in yellow and the other in blue.

Or maybe about 15 years ago when Cowdenbeath were running away with the old second division, some lads had a pint or two too many in the Goth and got carried away with describing the team's efforts.

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

Think The Blue Brazil came about in a tongue in cheek chant from the Cowden faithfull who after watching their team get humped most weeks sang " Its like watching Brazil ".

[Yngwie]

Apparently Quuens Park became known as the Spiders after the famous Glasgow Cup final of 1928 which they eventually won after 7 replays - ie 8 legs.

[Alex MacLeod]

I've never been able to find the reason but Montrose people have always been known as Gable Enders.

A Red Lichtie is a coloquial name for a smoked haddock (Arbroath Smokie)