Lanterne Rouge Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I`m not totally sure about this but I believe Bolton`s ground is no longer in Bolton, it`s in Horwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: I’ve gone through most of my adult life thinking Port Vale was named after a house. ...... and I used to think it must be by the sea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 .... PORT Vale - as in seaport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Red Right Hand said: I`m not totally sure about this but I believe Bolton`s ground is no longer in Bolton, it`s in Horwich. Decent shout although technically Horwich is in the metropolitan borough of Bolton postcode BL6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, bcfcredandwhite said: .... PORT Vale - as in seaport. Nah....Port Vale FC was named after Port Vale House - where the inaugural meeting of their founders took place... @slartibartfast and @Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan were spot on.... https://www.port-vale.co.uk/club/history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 16/01/2019 at 17:32, cider-manc said: I grew up in staffordshire. I seem to remember the common consensus there was it was something to do with the canals. Valley of ports or something like that. But i don't think anyone really knows for sure! Named after Port Vale House - nuffin to do with water! https://www.port-vale.co.uk/club/history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, bcfcredandwhite said: .... PORT Vale - as in seaport. Reminds me of Ken Dodd. Inland revenue they said, but I live by the sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, bcfcredandwhite said: .... PORT Vale - as in seaport. Ah yes, the great maritime tradition of Staffordshire. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 In a previous life I lived in East London and it was hilarious to see away fans getting off at West Ham, two stops down the line from Upton Park! Bit like Bristol City I guess; more like North Somerset ... And top premiership teams ... home support the Far East! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: The original club was a church football team from the Everton area, I am reliably informed by a professional Scouser neighbour. Just to confuse things, Liverpool were originally named Everton FC and were an off-shoot of this early club. I raise you the Liverpool Echo! https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-called-everton-fc-9652736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: Ah yes, the great maritime tradition of Staffordshire. . i has no idea where it was. I made an assumption because if the name. Its not a ground I have ever tried to attend either, so I didn’t realise the truth until about 10 years ago - to my shame!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, poland_exile said: I raise you the Liverpool Echo! https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-called-everton-fc-9652736 Interesting. I might not turn up to the dig to hear Gerry Murphy sing The Ballad of Dixie Dean though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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