UK Football Clubs for Hangman 🏟️

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Arsenal

North London club with a record 14 FA Cups, founded in 1886 by munitions workers in Woolwich.

Chelsea

West London club nicknamed the Blues, which was founded in 1905 and plays at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool

Merseyside club nicknamed the Reds, founded in 1892, which has always played its home games at Anfield.

Everton

Club in royal blue with a record number of seasons in England's top division, at Goodison Park from 1892 to 2025.

Fulham

London's oldest professional football club, playing its home games at Craven Cottage since 1896.

Celtic

Glasgow club in green and white hoops, the first British team to win the European Cup, in 1967.

Rangers

Glasgow club that has always played in royal blue shirts, with its home at Ibrox Stadium.

Burnley

Lancashire club at Turf Moor since 1883, twice crowned champions of England, in 1920-21 and 1959-60.

Sunderland

Tyne and Wear club nicknamed the Black Cats, playing at the Stadium of Light in red and white stripes.

Southampton

Club in red and white shirts that won the FA Cup as a Second Division team in 1976, once based at The Dell.

Brentford

London club nicknamed the Bees, which played at Griffin Park from 1904 until moving in 2020.

Watford

Hertfordshire club that rose from the fourth tier to the first under manager Graham Taylor.

Aston Villa

Birmingham club founded in 1874 that has won the FA Cup seven times and the European Cup once.

Leeds United

West Yorkshire club in an all-white kit, with the White Rose of York on its badge.

Manchester United

Club nicknamed the Red Devils, founded as Newton Heath in 1878 and at Old Trafford since 1910.

Manchester City

Sky blue club that played at Maine Road from 1923 to 2003 and first won the FA Cup in 1904.

Crystal Palace

South London club nicknamed the Eagles, playing at Selhurst Park since 1924.

Newcastle United

Tyne and Wear club nicknamed the Magpies, winners of four League titles and six FA Cups.

West Ham United

East London club founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, which moved to the London Stadium in 2016.

Leicester City

East Midlands club whose 2015-16 Premier League title attracted global attention.

Tottenham Hotspur

North London club whose emblem is a cockerel on a football, long based at White Hart Lane.

Nottingham Forest

Club by the River Trent that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980 under Brian Clough.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Club in old gold shirts and black shorts, at Molineux Stadium since 1889 and three times English champions.

Brighton and Hove Albion

East Sussex club nicknamed the Seagulls, playing at the Falmer Stadium since 2011.

Bournemouth

Dorset club nicknamed the Cherries, which has played its home games at Dean Court since 1910.

Ipswich Town

Suffolk club that won the league title in its first top-flight season, 1961-62, and the UEFA Cup in 1981.

Norwich City

Norfolk club nicknamed the Canaries, in yellow and green, playing at Carrow Road since 1935.

Sheffield United

South Yorkshire club nicknamed the Blades, at Bramall Lane, mostly playing in red and white stripes.

Sheffield Wednesday

South Yorkshire club nicknamed the Owls, one of the oldest surviving football clubs in the world.

Blackburn Rovers

Lancashire club at Ewood Park since 1890, which won five FA Cup finals in the 19th century.

Bolton Wanderers

Greater Manchester club that won the 1923 FA Cup final, the first one held at Wembley Stadium.

Derby County

Club nicknamed the Rams, in black and white since the 1890s, which twice won the First Division in the 1970s.

Stoke City

Staffordshire club nicknamed the Potters, after the pottery industry, in red-and-white striped shirts.

Middlesbrough

North Yorkshire club that has played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995, after 92 years at Ayresome Park.

Queens Park Rangers

West London club at Loftus Road since 1917, which won the League Cup in the 1966-67 season.

West Bromwich Albion

Club nicknamed the Baggies, at The Hawthorns since 1900, which has won the FA Cup five times.

Cardiff City

Welsh club nicknamed the Bluebirds, the only team from outside England to win the FA Cup, in 1927.

Swansea City

Welsh club that once played at the Vetch Field and won the 2013 League Cup final 5-0.

Hibernian

Edinburgh club at Easter Road, whose 'Famous Five' forward line helped win three titles from 1948 to 1952.

Aberdeen

Scottish club at Pittodrie that won two European trophies in 1983 under manager Alex Ferguson.

Wrexham

The oldest club in Wales, formed in 1864, bought in 2020 by actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

Millwall

South East London club nicknamed the Lions, with a lion on its crest and its home at The Den.

Preston North End

Lancashire club at Deepdale, 'The Invincibles' who won the first league and FA Cup Double, in 1888-89.

Plymouth Argyle

Devon club at Home Park since 1901, the most southerly and westerly League club in England.

Accrington Stanley

Lancashire club in red shirts, made famous by a 1989 television advert for the Milk Marketing Board.

Crewe Alexandra

Cheshire club nicknamed the Railwaymen, which has played at Gresty Road since 1906.

Tranmere Rovers

Merseyside club from Birkenhead in an all-white kit, playing at Prenton Park since 1912.

Hartlepool United

County Durham club founded in 1908, which has played its home games at Victoria Park throughout its history.

Grimsby Town

Club nicknamed the Mariners, which has played at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes since 1898.

Queen of the South

Dumfries club formed in 1919, nicknamed the Doonhamers, with its home at Palmerston Park.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Club formed in 1994 by a merger of two Highland League sides, and Scottish Cup winners in 2015.

Hamilton Academical

South Lanarkshire club at New Douglas Park, the only professional club in Britain to start as a school team.

Partick Thistle

Glasgow club based at Firhill Stadium in Maryhill, playing in red and yellow since 1936.

Heart of Midlothian

Edinburgh club in maroon and white, with a name inspired by a Walter Scott novel, at Tynecastle Park since 1886.

Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire club formed in 1869, playing at Rugby Park, and 2011-12 Scottish League Cup winners.

Motherwell

North Lanarkshire club nicknamed the Steelmen, playing in claret and amber at Fir Park since 1896.

St Johnstone

Club from Perth in Scotland, founded in 1884, which has played at McDiarmid Park since 1989.

Dunfermline Athletic

Fife club nicknamed the Pars, at East End Park since 1885, which won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and 1968.

Stenhousemuir

Falkirk-area club known as the Warriors, whose Ochilview Park hosted Scotland's first senior floodlit match.

Forfar Athletic

Angus club nicknamed the Loons, playing at Station Park in sky blue and navy blue.