"the English version also opted for the Spanish title, rather than the original one. It also became very successful, spending six months in the UK Singles Chart and reaching the number four spot. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song was adapted for Fulham Football Club by Tony Rees and the Cottagers to ""Viva el Fulham"" for their run to the 1975 FA Cup Final—a song which is still sung at games to this date. In Turkey, the song also has been re-written and turned into ""Yaşa Fenerbahçe"", the official song for the"
"session for children in Bishops Park. The Fulham Ladies (before their demise) and Reserve teams occasionally play home matches at the Cottage. Other than this, they generally play at the club's training ground at Motspur Park or at Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon's stadium, Kingsmeadow. Craven Cottage is known by several affectionate nicknames from fans, including: The (River) Cottage, The Fortress (or Fortress Fulham), Thameside, The Friendy Confines, SW6, Lord of the Banks, The House of Hope, The Pavilion of Perfection, The 'True' Fulham Palace and The Palatial Home. The Thames at the banks of the Cottage is often referred to"
"Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an association football club based in Nottingham. Founded in 1862, they are the oldest professional association football club in the world. They participate in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, as of the 2018–19 season. Their history includes an FA Cup victory, a Football League record 29 combined promotions and relegations, several financial crises, and periods of success and struggle across all four divisions of English professional football. The club are known informally as Notts and their nickname is often shortened to the Pies. After playing at"
"A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth () is a professional football club in Bournemouth, Dorset, that play in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1890 as Boscombe St. John's Institute F.C., the club adopted their current name in 1972. Nicknamed The Cherries, since 1910 Bournemouth have played their home games at Dean Court. Their home colours are red and black striped shirts, with black shorts and socks. A.F.C. Bournemouth have won the second and third tiers of English football, and were twice runners-up of the fourth tier. They have also won the Football League"
"County Road Cutters The County Road Cutters are a hooligan firm associated with Premier League football club Everton F.C. The County Road Cutters were, at their peak throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, one of the largest hooligan firms in England. Their name derives from County Road, the long road leading up to Everton's home ground, Goodison Park, in Walton, Liverpool, and also from the firm's use of Stanley knives in fights with other hooligan firms. Members of the Cutters are known to be one of the first firms to adopt casual clothing and designer garments in the 1970s along"
"Norwich. Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or City) is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club currently participate in the Championship, the second tier of English football, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2016. They were first promoted to the top flight in 1972. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. The club has never won the top flight, but finished third in 1993. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have"
"the 1960s. Other rivals include Oxford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Rushden & Diamonds and Cambridge United. The club's colours have traditionally been claret and white. The club nickname is ""The Cobblers"", a reference to the town's historical shoe-making industry. In 1919–20, the first season after the war, Town conceded a club record 103 goals. Nonetheless, the club was allowed to join the Football League for the following season, in Division Three (South). 1922–23 saw the club become a public company and 8,000 shares were released at £1. The season produced a record crowd of 18,123 against Plymouth on Boxing day"
"Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, the team adopted their name in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport. They have played at Edgeley Park since 1902, traditionally in blue and white, and are nicknamed The Hatters after the town's former hat-making industry. Stockport County joined the Football League in 1900 and competed in it continuously from 1905 to 2011. The team spent most of their history in the lower reaches of the Football League, but the 1990s were more successful with"
"Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a small former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last ""small town teams"" which were common in rugby league in the early 20th century. Known as Fev or Flat Cappers but their ""official"" nickname has always been ""The Colliers"" the club has produced many junior players who have gone on to play for Super League clubs. Their local rivals are Castleford and Wakefield Trinity, and in the Championship Halifax."
"Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team play in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays at Adams Park, which is situated on the western outskirts of High Wycombe, and they traditionally play in quartered shirts of navy (Oxford blue) and pale blue (Cambridge blue). The club's nicknames are ""the Chairboys"" and ""the Blues"". The current manager of the club is Gareth Ainsworth, who was appointed as player/manager following a period during which he served as caretaker manager, after"
"Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or City) is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club currently participate in the Championship, the second tier of English football, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2016. They were first promoted to the top flight in 1972. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. The club has never won the top flight, but finished third in 1993. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have a"
"by a rugby league international between England and Australia in 1911. One of the club's directors Henry Norris, and his friend William Hall, took over Arsenal in the early 1910s, the plan being to merge Fulham with Arsenal, to form a ""London superclub"" at Craven Cottage. This move was largely motivated by Fulham's failure thus far to gain promotion to the top division of English football. There were also plans for Henry Norris to build a larger stadium on the other side of Stevenage Road but there was little need after the merger idea failed. During this era, the Cottage"
"also known as the ""Canaries"", who play in the second tier of English football, the Championship, after being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2015–16 season. Majority-owned by celebrity chef Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn-Jones, their ground is at Carrow Road. They have a strong East Anglian rivalry with Ipswich Town. The club has enjoyed considerable success in the past, having played in the top division regularly since 1972, their longest spell being a nine-year run from 1986 to 1995. They have also won two Football League Cups, and finished third in the inaugural"
"South Cardiff FC South Cardiff Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Cardiff South a suburb of Newcastle, Australia. The club was established in 1964 and currently competes in the NNSWF Northern League 1. They are known as ""The Gunners"" after the nickname of London club Arsenal. The club in its current form celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 although there is historical records of South Cardiff Football Club back to the 1930s at least. South Cardiff were the first team to score in the Round of 32 national knockout competition the FFA CUP. In 2015, South Cardiff"
"top clubs in English Football and played for a number of years in the Premier League and winning the League Cup in 2004. The Brazilian ""Juninho Paulista"" was an influential player for Middlesbrough during their time in the top flight, a time when the Middlesbrough football academy became famous for producing a number of young top flight players such as Stewart Downing, James Morrison, Lee Cattermole, Adam Johnson and, more recently, Ben Gibson. Early races were mentioned in 1613 at Woodham near Aycliffe and were held at Newcastle's Killingworth Moor from 1632 before moving to the Town Moor. The 'Pitmen's"
"English football team, is nicknamed ""The Canaries"" due to the city once being a famous centre for breeding and export of the birds. The club adopted the colours of yellow and green in homage. Jacob Mackley, of Norwich, won many prizes with birds of the local variety and shipped about 10,000 from Norwich to New York every year. In the early 1900s, he opened his aviaries to the public for three days and 10,000 people turned up. A number of other sports teams worldwide use variations of the name ""Canaries"", such as Frosinone (Italy), Koper (Slovenia), FC Novi Sad (Serbia),"
"and semi-finals of the Football League Cup, and despite being eliminated they remained in contention for promotion to the Championship. United secured promotion back to the second tier of English football in the 2016–17 season under the management of lifelong fan and former Blades player Chris Wilder. The club was formed by members of the Sheffield United Cricket Club, formed in 1854 and the first English sports club to use 'United' in its name. Sheffield United's predominant nickname is ""The Blades"", a reference to Sheffield's status as the major producer of cutlery in the United Kingdom. United's original nickname was"
"are as follows: Robert Clare, Michael Rose, Ashley Williams, Gareth Owen, Stephen Gleeson, Jason Taylor, Adam Griffin, David Poole, Damien Allen, Anthony Pilkington, Tony Dinning, Dominic Blizzard, Liam Dickinson, Adam Proudlock, Tes Bramble and Anthony Elding. Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, the team adopted their name in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport. They have played at Edgeley Park since 1902, traditionally in blue and white, and are nicknamed The Hatters after the town's former hat-making industry. Stockport County joined"
"a club-record points haul of 85 and promotion back to League One. The club finished in last place in 2017–18 and were subsequently relegated to League Two for the second time in five seasons. The club's nickname is ""The Shakers"". According to the club website, the nickname was first used at the 1892 Lancashire Cup final against Everton, which Bury won. Prior to the match, JT Ingham, the club manager cum chairman, told the players ""We shall shake 'em, in fact, we are the Shakers"". It was popularised by the media and the club subsequently adopted ""Shakers"" as the official"
"History of Stockport County F.C. This article is about the history of Stockport County F.C., who are a football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Stockport County were formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers by members of the Wycliffe Congressional Church, and played their first recorded game in October the next year. Shortly after they merged with a similarly named club, Heaton Norris, and on 24 May 1890 changed their name to Stockport County with reference to the newly formed County Borough of Stockport. The club adopted 'The Hatters' as their nickname, owing to Stockport's history as the"
"charge saw the Cobblers equal their best ever Western League finishing runners up. Street play their home games at The Tannery Ground, Middlebrooks, Street, Somerset, BA16 0TA. Street F.C. Street Football Club are a football club based in Street, near Glastonbury, in Somerset, England. They are currently members and play at the Tannery. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. Founded in 1880, Street FC is one of the oldest clubs in Somerset. Nicknamed The Cobblers due to a large shoe making industry in the village the early years were extremely successful and Street won the Somerset Senior"
"Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One West. The team, nicknamed ""The Grove"", play their home games at Hollinwood Road. Football was played in the town of Kidsgrove before the outbreak of World War II saw the team disband. Football was resurrected in when Kidsgrove United was formed which brought a number of players from further afield. Local young men unhappy with this structure formed their own club in 1952 under the name Kidsgrove Athletic. The club joined the amateur Burslem and"
"the FA Vase in 1997–98. Athletic have won the Staffordshire Senior Cup five times in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. North West Counties Football League Premier Division Mid-Cheshire League Staffordshire County League Staffordshire County League Division Two Staffordshire Senior Cup Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup North West Counties League Challenge Cup North West Counties League Floodlit Trophy Mid Cheshire League Cup Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One West. The team, nicknamed ""The Grove"", play their home games at Hollinwood Road."
"for £4,500, they now lease it to the club on a peppercorn rent. The clubhouse was opened in 1985. The ground features a 205-seater stand and several rows of bench seating replacing the stand that was destroyed by fire in 1974. The remaining three sides are flat standing separated from the playing area by a permanent metal barrier. Bournemouth F.C. Bournemouth Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the , in the ninth tier of the English football league system. Their nickname is ""The Poppies"", and they are often known as Bournemouth Poppies to avoid confusion with"
"lookout for a new chairman as David Johnson had to resign from his position due to work commitments. Craig Smith took on the role in the interim. Dunkirk F.C. Dunkirk Football Club is a football club based in the Nottingham residential area of Dunkirk, England. The club plays in the . Sgk FC were founded in 1946 and their nickname is ""The Boatmen"". The first league they joined was the Notts Amateur League, of which they were members until 1975. They won the Premier Division in that season, the clubs first major honour. Accepted into the Notts Alliance League, they"
"Bournemouth F.C. Bournemouth Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the , in the ninth tier of the English football league system. Their nickname is ""The Poppies"", and they are often known as Bournemouth Poppies to avoid confusion with the Premier League club A.F.C. Bournemouth. The club play at Victoria Park, Namu Road, in Bournemouth and are founding members of the Hampshire FA and Bournemouth FA. The club was founded as Bournemouth Rovers on 11 September 1875 at a meeting held in Abbotts Auction Mart in Old Christchurch Road. In 1878 on Tuesday 26 November the club"
"long-standing and fierce rivalry with East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town, with whom they have contested the East Anglian derby 134 times since 1902. The fans' song ""On the Ball, City"" is regarded as being the oldest football song in the world which is still in use. The club participate in characteristic yellow and green kits and are nicknamed ""The Canaries"" after the history of breeding the birds in the area (said to be introduced around the 16th century by a group of European immigrants in the area known as ""The Strangers""). Norwich City F.C. was formed following a meeting at"
"Leitch had forgotten to accommodate changing rooms in his final plans. Besides being the changing rooms, the Cottage (also called The Clubhouse) is traditionally used by the players' families and friends who sit on the balcony to watch the game. In the past, board meetings used to be held in The Cottage itself as well. There is a large tapestry draped from the Cottage which says ""Still Believe"". It encapsulates the now-famous moment, when fans facing defeat against Hamburg SV in the Europa League semi-final roused the players with the chant of ""Stand up if you still believe"". In the"
"Everton were nicknamed ""The Black Watch"" after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname ""The Blues"". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team ""scientific"" in 1928, which is thought to have inspired the nickname ""The School of Science"". The battling 1995 FA Cup winning side were known as ""The Dogs of War"". When David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton as ""The People's Club"", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname. Everton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park. The first"
"Dunkirk F.C. Dunkirk Football Club is a football club based in the Nottingham residential area of Dunkirk, England. The club plays in the . Sgk FC were founded in 1946 and their nickname is ""The Boatmen"". The first league they joined was the Notts Amateur League, of which they were members until 1975. They won the Premier Division in that season, the clubs first major honour. Accepted into the Notts Alliance League, they got off to a good start, eventually finishing runners up. Five years later they were champions. In 1981–82, Dunkirk reached the semi-final of the Notts F.A. Intermediate"
"the first round. The same occurrence happened in the next Cup against Leyton. In 1876, the ""Athletic News"" reported that the club had changed its name to the ""Old Harrovians"" The name ""Old Harrovians"" had previously been used to describe matches contested by old Harrow pupils, such as against Old Etonians, but in any event, the Chequers name ceased to be used after that time. Thus the name change could also be considered a ""merger"" of the teams, as some sources have described it. As the Old Harrovians, the team played in the FA Cup competitions regularly in the late"
"Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The team play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The team is nicknamed ""The Iron"", and has played in a home strip of claret and blue for most of its history. It plays its home games at Glanford Park, having moved from the Old Showground in 1988. Grimsby Town, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City and York City are its main rivals, although of these clubs only Doncaster Rovers currently play in the"
"the League Cup and the J.W. Hunt Cup. The Cottage Ground in Amos Lane, Wednesfield has been the team's home since 1971. For the first ten years of their existence they played at King George's Park. The Cottage itself was an institute for homeless and orphaned children until its closure in the early 1970s, and the land where the football club is now situated had been its sports field. The highest attendance recorded at the Cottage Ground is 480. In 2003 a crowd of just 10 people was recorded for the visit of Biddulph Victoria, the lowest attendance ever recorded"