Why are so many footballl teams nicknamed after birds?

E.G just to name a few

Cardiff -- Bluebirds
Norwich -- Canaries
Bristol -- Robins
Newcastle -- Magpies

Brighton ... Seagulls

Swansea city - tits.

gulls-- torquay
eagles -- crystal palace
owls -- sheffield wednesday

Swansea city - tits.

hahaha

Anyone know why though?

Brighton and Torquay is obvious isnt it?

Cardiff , Bristol and Newcastle arent though

True.

Cheltenham, Swindon and Wurzels City all called the Robins.

All in the same area (ish)... must be a link somewhere.

Cardiff , Bristol and Newcastle arent though

newcastle is pretty obvious lol.. bristol is too :L they both have the coulors of that paticular bird

Arsenal Gunners, Gooners The club started out as woolwich arsenal, and guns are stored in an arsenal so... the gunners.
Aston Villa Villains club named after Villa Cross church in Aston, villains developed from that
Blackburn Rovers Rovers, The Riversiders Rovers - common team name like rangers or wanderers implies teams are willing to travel great distances for glory. Riversiders - named after a stand in the ground.
Bolton Wanderers Trotters Another way of describing travelling - from the official name wanderers
Chelsea Blues, or Pensioners Named after the well known chelsea pensioners - war veterans living in a nearby hospital.
Everton Toffees, or The Toffeemen, or Blues local sweet shop gave away toffees and mints, or slang term for Irishmen.
Fulham Cottagers Their ground is Craven Cottage
Hull City Tigers Black and orange striped kit
Liverpool Reds kit colour
Manchester City Citizens, City, or Sky Blues Citizens developed from City, sky blues from kit
Manchester United Red Devils The club chose the name because they liked it and incorporated a devil into the club badge.
Middlesbrough Boro Abbreviation
Newcastle United Magpies, The Barcodes, The Toon based on colour of kit - black and white. Toon - Geordie pronounciation of town.
Portsmouth Pompey A nickname for the city of navel extraction
Stoke City Potters Local pottery industry
Sunderland Black Cats, The Lads, The Mackems, Rokerites (obsolete) Black cats voted for by fans. Mackems because shipbuilders used to mak(e)‘em ‘n’ tak(e)‘em. Roker park old ground, so rokerites became obsolete.
Tottenham Hotspur Spurs, Cockerels and Lilywhites (obsolete) A shortening of hotspur, club originally played at Northumberland Park - Northumberland in Shakespeare gave rise to Harry Hotspur, so some literate public schoolboy element appended Hotspur. The story that the club was called Hotspur after an Earl who lived locally is apparently false.
West Bromwich Albion Baggies, The Throstles (out of use) Throstle means thrush in the black country and these birds were often seen in the hawthorn bushes around the ground. There are several theories about the nickname the baggies. From supporters wearing baggy clothing, to the players wearing very baggy shorts.
West Ham United Hammers, The Irons Team started life as Thames Ironworks.
Wigan Athletic Latics Corruption of athletic

Championship football club nicknamesFootball Team Football Nick name Reason for nickname
Barnsley Tykes, The Reds, The Colliers Red kit colour
Birmingham City Blues colour of kit
Blackpool Tangerines, The Seasiders Kit colour, famous beach resort.
Bristol City Robins A Robin featureed on club badge
Burnley Clarets kit colour
Cardiff City Bluebirds kit colour
Charlton Athletic Addicks, the Valiants A corruption of the word athletic, or named after a local fish shop or because local fish man would shout “Haddocks”. Valiants after the name of the ground.
Coventry City Sky Blues Colour of kit
Crystal Palace The Eagles or Glaziers (obsolete) Glaziers because crystal palace was made of glass, and the eagles because management liked the name.
Derby County Rams Ram on club badge
Doncaster Rovers Rovers, Donny, Vikings Abbreviations, viking appears on club badge
Ipswich Town Blues or Tractor Boys Kit colour, association with farming community
Norwich City Canaries Norwich formerly famous for canary breeding, kit colour from this
Nottingham Forest Reds, Forest kit colour, famous forest
Plymouth Argyle Pilgrims, The Greens The pilgrim fathers last port of call before they left for the new world
Preston North End Lilywhites, North End or PNE. Early days known as The Invincibles kit colour
Queens Park Rangers The 'R's or The Hoops Abbreviation, hoops - kit
Reading The Royals or Biscuitmen (obsolete) The "Huntley & Palmers" company had a biscuit factory in Reading. The Royals comes from the royal county of Berkshire where Reading is situated.
Sheffield United Blades Steel industry, famous for knives
Sheffield Wednesday Owls Former ground at Owlerton
Southampton Saints Team originally called St Mary's YMA
Swansea City Swans Abbreviation
Watford Hornets, Golden Boys Yellow and black football kit
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves An abbreviation of Wolverhampton

League One club nick namesTeam Football Nickname Explanation of nickname
Brighton Seagulls A coastal football club, so named after a sea bird
Bristol Rovers Pirates, The Gas Pirates - City's seafaring history. Gas - nearby gasometers
Carlisle United The Cumbrians County of Cumbria
Cheltenham Town Robins based on red and white kit
Colchester United The 'U's Abbreviation of United
Crewe Alexandra Railwaymen, The Alex Town renowned for building trains. Alex - an abbreviation.
Hartlepool United Pools, The Pool Abbreviation
Hereford United The Bulls Well known breed of cattle
Huddersfield Town Terriers Yorkshire Terrier on club crest
Leeds United United or The Whites or Peacocks (obsolete) Abbreviation, kit colour, peacock - local pub, ground name
Leicester City Foxes Large local fox hunting industry
Leyton Orient The'O's Abbreviation
Millwall Lions Lion on club crest
Milton Keynes MK Dons incorporates past club history as Wimbledon dons
Northampton Town Cobblers Local shoe manufacturing industry
Oldham Athletic Latics A corruption of the word athletic
Peterborough United The Posh a former manager wanted "posh players for a posh team"
Scunthorpe The Iron local iron foundries
Southend United Shrimpers local shrimping industry
Stockport County The Hatters, County Famous hat making industry
Swindon Town Robins club crest used to feature a robin
Tranmere Rovers Rovers Abbreviation
Walsall Saddlers local saddle manufacturing industry
Yeovil Town Glovers Town renowned for glovemaking

League Two football nicknamesTeam Football Nickname Explanation
Accrington Stanley The Reds Kit colour
Aldershot Town Shots abbreviation
Barnet The Bees kit colour
Bournemouth Cherries kit colour
Bradford City Bantams kit colour suggests plumage of bantam
Brentford Bees B for Brentford
Bury Shakers clubs chairman once said "We will shake them. In fact, we are the Shakers."
Chester City The Seals Old ground named Sealand Road
Chesterfield Spirites Famous twisted spire on church in town
Dagenham & Redbridge The Daggers derived from Dagenham
Darlington Quakers A large local population of Quakers
Exeter City The Grecians Unknown reasons, parishioners of a local church also known as Grecians
Gillingham Gills Abbreviation
Grimsby Town Mariners Association with fishing industry
Lincoln City The Red Imps from the legend of the Lincoln imp
Luton Town Hatters The town had a famous straw boater hat industry
Macclesfield Town Silkmen Once had a large local silk industry
Morecambe The Shrimps local shrimping industry
Notts County Magpies black and white kit
Port Vale Valiants derived from "Vale"
Rochdale Dale abbreviation
Rotherham United Millers derived from the name of the ground - Millmoor
Shrewsbury Town Shrews abbreviation
Wycombe Wanderers Chairboys local furniture factories

Wycombe Wanderers Chairboys local furniture factories

Jesus H christ was that off the top of your swede?????

Someones had a little look on Wiki!!