In this article we look at the nicknames of the 20 Premier league teams for 22-23
Lets first look at a table of these nicknames
| Football Club | Nickname |
| Arsenal | The Gunners |
| Afc Bournemouth | |
| Aston villa | The Villians, The Villa, Villa |
| Brentford | The Bees, The Reds |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | The Seagulls, The Albion |
| Chelsea | The Blues, The Pensioners |
| Crystal Palace | The Eagles, The Glaziers |
| Everton | The Blues, The Toffees, The People’s Club |
| Fulham | The Cottagers, The Whites, The Lily Whites |
| Leeds United | The Whites, United, The Peacocks |
| Leicester City | The Foxes |
| Liverpool | The Reds |
| Manchester City | The Citizens, The Sky Blues |
| Manchester United | The Red Devils |
| Newcastle United | The Magpies, Geordies |
| Nottingham Forest | The Reds, The Tricky Trees, The Garibaldi, Forest |
| Southampton | The Saints |
| West Ham United | The Irons, The Hammers, The Academy of Football |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Wolves, The Wanderers |
Now lets look at some of the most interesting ones and see what stories are behind them
Arsenal – the Gunners
In 1886, munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich founded the club as Dial Square.
Brentfod – The Bees
Started during the 1894–95 season that Brentford’s original nickname of “The Bs” originated, when friends of amateur forward Joseph Gettins chanted Borough Road College’s war-cry “buck up Bs” at a match.
The local press interpreted the nickname as “the Bees”, which stuck and came to be Brentford’s nickname.
Bournemouth – The Cherries
The reason is either down to the clubs cherry colour stripes, or Dean Court being built near land which had cherry trees
Brighton – Seagulls
Prior to a ‘derby’ fixture with Crystal Palace, a few away supporters started chanting, “Eagles, Eagles” to which a group of Brighton fans responded with a chant of “Seagulls, Seagulls”.
The club has been known as ‘The Seagulls’ ever since and in 1977 the club crest was changed to represent this.
Crystal Palace – Eagles
Palace’s nickname was changed from “The Glaziers” to “The Eagles” and the club also changed its kit colours from their traditional claret and blue to a red and dark blue scheme inspired by Barcelona by Malcolm Allison
Man Utd – Red Devils
The nickname Red Devils came from the symbol of a red demon holding a pitch fork in the Manchester United club crest
West Ham – Hammers
West Ham was founded by a ship building company in London. The 2 hammers on the clubs crest signifies this.
Leicester City – The Foxes
The nickname seems to come from the sport of fox hunting which occurred in the area due to the large number of foxes in the area.
Everton – The Toffees
A nickname earned thanks to a shop in Everton village called Mother Nobletts, which sold sweets such as Everton Mints
Newcastle United F.C. – The Magpies
Magpies are black and white and you get a lot of them in the Newcastle area
Notts Forest – The Garibaldi
When they were formed the club purchased twelve tasselled caps coloured ‘Garibaldi Red’ (named after the leader of the Italian ‘Redshirts‘ fighters). Thus the club’s official colours were established.
Southampton – The Saints
The club has been nicknamed “The Saints” since its inception in 1885 due to its history as a church football team, founded as St. Mary’s Church of England Young Men’s Association
