Following on from Billofengland's previous posts just thought I'd do a similar one with Scottish clubs. Aberdeen The Dons City was famous for having 2 Universities, or the river Don is one of the rivers that goes through Aberdeen Celtic The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Celts, The Tic Bhoys - An Irish pronouncement of boys, (Irish roots of club). Hoops - kit Dundee United The Terrors, The Tangerines, or Arabs Kit colour, The Arabs is said to have come from the 1960s when United used to heavily sand their pitch Dunfermline Athletic The Pars reason unknown, several theories from the shortening of Paralytics, because they played badly to the colour of their strip resembling a Parr fish. Falkirk The Bairns Heart of Midlothian Hearts / Jam Tarts Kit colour and rhymes Hibernian The Hibees, Hibs Shortening of Hibernian which is the old roman name for Ireland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Caley Thistle, CaleyJags Kilmarnock Killies Shortening Livingston Livi, Lions Abbreviation and a lion on club badge Motherwell The Well, The Steelmen Steelworks beside ground Rangers The Gers, Light Blues, Teddy Bears abbreviation and kit colour. Scottish first division footy nicknamesFootball Team Football Nick name Reason for nickname Airdrie United The Diamonds Diamonds on the kit Brechin City The City Clyde The Bully Wee There appear to be three main theories how the name originated. The first refers to the fact that Clyde's support and possibly players were drawn from the Bridgeton area. Renowned for their pugnacious character the support were 'wee bullies' and hence the Bully Wee. The second theory takes a European dimension. Apparently some Frenchmen were at Barrowfield around 1900. Upon a disputed goal they cried: "But il'y, oui?" This translates as: "Their goal, yes", but sounds very like "Bully Wee". The third theory is that "Bully" was a Victorian synonym for first-rate/good/worthy. As Clyde were a small club it seems obvious that "Bully Wee Clyde" must have rolled off the tongue. Dundee The Dark Blues, The Dee kit colour Hamilton Academicals The Accies Queen of the South The Doonhamers Ross County The County St Johnstone The Saints St Mirren The Saints, The Buddies Stranraer The Blues kit Scottish second division club nick namesTeam Football Nickname Reason Alloa The Wasps Kit Ayr United The Honest Men From a poem by Robert Burns "Auld Ayr, wha'm ne'er a toon surpassess, for honest men and bonnie lasses" Dumbarton The Sons Forfar Athletic The Loons Gretna The Black and Whites Kit Morton The Ton Partick Thistle The Jags Thistles have jagged edges Peterhead The Toons Raith Rovers The Rovers Stirling Albion The Binos Scottish third division football nicknamesTeam Football Nickname Reason Albion Rovers The Rovers Arbroath The Red Lichties Berwick Rangers The Borderers, The Wee Rangers Based in England! Wee rangers because they are a smaller club than the team from Glasgow. Cowdenbeath The Blue Brazil Blue kit - Brazil refers to quality of team! East Fife The Fifers East Stirlingshire The Shire Elgin City The City Montrose The Gable Endies Queen's Park The Spiders Stenhousemuir The Warriors
