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Aveley FC
National League South side @AveleyFC are in the third round of the Isuzu FA Trophy. This town in Thurrock sits right on the Essex/London...
Jun 192 min read


Newport County FC
The mighty @NewportCounty. This crest looks simple but explodes with history the second you touch it - and even more amazingly for me -...
Jun 193 min read


Stowmarket Town FC
Stowmarket Town FC (@stowtownfc) has been around since 1883. There have been roughly 5 generations since Stowmarket were formed. Your...
Jun 193 min read


Royal Anglian Regiment
#LestWeForget In honour of #RemembranceDay2024, let's move away from sports badges and look at the cap badge of The #RoyalAnglian...
Jun 193 min read


Portugal
When I’m not daydreaming about the history behind sports badges, I teach for a living. This year, we’ve introduced a new topic—the...
Jun 193 min read


North Ferriby FC
Sometimes a badge looks interesting, but then you read the team's history notes on the website, and it quickly turns unremarkable: "Fred...
Jun 193 min read


Newcastle United FC
Visiting Portman Road on Saturday will be one of the most iconic teams in English football. Both teams have enjoyed incredible success in...
Jun 192 min read


Needham Market FC
For a town of only 4,700 people (what's that, the South Stand at Portman Road?), Needham Market has a heck of a history. Its Football...
Jun 193 min read


Club Atlético River Plate
If you are a British football fan, upon hearing of FC River Plate, you probably don't immediately think of one of Argentina's most...
Jun 195 min read


Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Let's a pay a visit to FC Palm Tree from Brazil and #getthebadgein —Founded in 1914 by Italian immigrants in São Paulo, this club has...
Jun 193 min read


Mulbarton Wanderers FC
Currently riding high in the @ThurlowNunnL league are a small village with a big heart: ( @MulbartonFC) So let's continue our journey...
Jun 173 min read


Mildenhall Town FC
Continuing our journey across the county, our next stop is @MildenhallTown FC, another Suffolk side that has enjoyed success in recent...
Jun 173 min read


Manchester United FC
One of the most successful English teams of all time. A team that dominated the Premier League for nearly twenty years. One of the most...
Jun 174 min read


Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) might be one of the newer faces in Major League Soccer – founded in 2014 and playing its first season in...
Jun 174 min read


Lowestoft Town FC
There’s a town on the Suffolk/Norfolk border that often gets a bad rep—but I’d argue unjustly so. We’ve all been there, we all know it,...
Jun 163 min read


Leiston FC
With our flat, rolling fields and reputation as country-bumpkin Tractor Boys, it is easy to overlook the industrial centres that have...
Jun 163 min read


Hornchurch FC
While Essex lacks teams in the English Football League (bar Colchester, who seem intent on losing their status every season), it’s home...
Jun 153 min read


Grimsby Town FC
I grew up in Suffolk, but my dad's family is all from Grimsby. My dad grew up as a Grimsby Town FC fan and always looks out for them,...
Jun 153 min read


Getafe FC
Ok, so this #GetTheBadgeIn sees us look across to the Spanish @LaLigaEN and Getafe FC, @GetafeCFen : I fell down a Wikipedia rabbit hole...
Jun 152 min read


Forest Green Rovers FC
This one involves a Thai restaurant in Harwich and a caravan parked just outside Great Yarmouth... There is a football club from one of...
Jun 153 min read
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