Here is a collection from mainly english clubs, each one featuring a bird within the badges design. The south London side Crystal Palace (the eagles, below, far right) have a very distinctive and proud eagle mantalling their badge. Palace were the nearest football club to me growing up and I often went to watch them whenever Fulham were playing away.
Another club I have an affinity with is Sheffield Wednesday as when I moved to Yorkshire I played two years in their academy, unfortunatly not making the grade! oh well. The Owls once sported the traditional design (above, left)before redesigning the architectural style owl in the 1970's. Personally I prefer the old design.
Oldham Athletic also bear an owl upon their badge, this one a nice realistic looking Long-eared Owl. While the Magpies adorning Notts County's badge symbolise the clubs black and white shirts, incidently this is the club that inspired italian giants Juventus in the choice of their strip.
Oldham Athletic also bear an owl upon their badge, this one a nice realistic looking Long-eared Owl. While the Magpies adorning Notts County's badge symbolise the clubs black and white shirts, incidently this is the club that inspired italian giants Juventus in the choice of their strip.
Brighton's seaside location accounts for their obligatry seagull nickname, actually I think a better job could have been made of this sad, childish looking gull...but it seems content enough.
Two welsh clubs that play in the english league, Cardiff City (the bluebirds), which is infact more of a stylised swallow. Swansea City also adopt a stylistic type bird with their swan.
Wycombe Wanderers display their royal Buckinghamshire
connections with their chained swan. Norwich City (the canneries)
so named for their yellow shirts have a very simple but memorable
emblem as do West Bromwich Albion with thier Thrush on Hawthorn.
Tottenham Hotspur's Cockerel has become a very iconic symbol to the
club and is well known across Europe.
Elsewhere around the footballing globe, birds become less frequent
upon badges, for example extensive research of brasilian teams only
produced two bird bearing sides, namely Uniao Sao Joao E.C with their Macaw
and Paysandu Para with an eagle type raptor.
Italian teams also produce few bird inspired emblems, however eagles
do feature, such as the nazi-esque S.S Lazio and striking art deco eagle of Sicillian side Palermo (above).
Watch this space for more bird related sports badges, not just football, when and as I find them :)
Two welsh clubs that play in the english league, Cardiff City (the bluebirds), which is infact more of a stylised swallow. Swansea City also adopt a stylistic type bird with their swan.
Wycombe Wanderers display their royal Buckinghamshire
connections with their chained swan. Norwich City (the canneries)
so named for their yellow shirts have a very simple but memorable
emblem as do West Bromwich Albion with thier Thrush on Hawthorn.
Tottenham Hotspur's Cockerel has become a very iconic symbol to the
club and is well known across Europe.
Elsewhere around the footballing globe, birds become less frequent
upon badges, for example extensive research of brasilian teams only
produced two bird bearing sides, namely Uniao Sao Joao E.C with their Macaw
and Paysandu Para with an eagle type raptor.
Italian teams also produce few bird inspired emblems, however eagles
do feature, such as the nazi-esque S.S Lazio and striking art deco eagle of Sicillian side Palermo (above).
Watch this space for more bird related sports badges, not just football, when and as I find them :)
Although it doesnt feature a bird, I have always liked the Bat crested badge of Valencia. Class.
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