By Chris Wright
Having scoured the globe for the best club badges on offer in Asia, South America, Australia and The States, we reckon it’s about time to come back home and have a root around. As such, here’s 22 of our favourite football logos from all around the other home nations and Eire.
Saddle up. Tally ho…
1. Ballinamallard United, Northern Ireland
Duck and cover…
2. Kilkenny City, Republic of Ireland
See if you can guess what their nickname is…
3. Annagh United, Northern Ireland
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of opponents like a bit of dry stone walling…
4. The New Saints, Wales
Formerly known as Total Network Solutions FC, the club now go by the altogether more catchy “The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club”…
5. Berwick Rangers, Scotland(ish)
Is that a wombat? Only it looks an awful lot like a wombat…
6. Cardiff Grange Harlequins, Wales
Camp as Christmas…
7. Letterkenny Rovers, Republic of Ireland
Letterkenny: Come for the fish, stay for the churches and small bridge…
8. Alloa Athletic, Scotland
These greedy boggers are known as both The Wasps and The Hornets…
9. Ballyclare Comrades, Northern Ireland
Looks like it had to be drawn up before the last red pen ran out…
10. Wexford Youths, Republic of Ireland
“Beautiful” is not the first word that comes to mind…
11. Falkirk FC, Scotland
Yep, that’s just cool…
12. Inter Cardiff (old logo), Wales
Cardiff’s Uni side must’ve been sponsored by the local travel agent…
13. Mallow United, Republic of Ireland
Soft as shite, these Mallow boys…
14. Peterhead FC, Scotland
We are now entering what we like to call “The Fishy Section”…
15. Nairn County, Scotland
What is it with football clubs and sodding dolphins?
16. Bridgend Town, Wales
Crap with a capital “CRAP”…
17. Institute FC, Northern Ireland
Burning bush? You can get cream for that…
18. Broughty Athletic, Scotland
Looks like the sign for a National Heritage gift shop…
19. Airbus, Wales
These jokers ain’t got nothin’ on XI Men In Flight FC…
20. Taff’s Well, Wales
Bit racist, but we’re glad to hear he’s doing okay anyway…
21. Glantraeth FC, Wales
As club mottos go, that’s a cracker…
22. Civil Service Strollers, Scotland
OH NOES. Here come the Strollers…
More in Pies’ Club Logos series…
25 Of The Best From The Old NASL
25 Of The Best From South American Football
25 Of The Best From African Football
25 Of The Best From Asian Football
25 Of The Best From Australian Football