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Josh Harris

STORIES BY Josh Harris

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West Bromwich Albion

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Baggies, the Throstles or Albion. City: Located five miles outside of Birmingham, near the center of England. West Bromwich Albion (sometimes referred to as West Brom or simply WBA) were founded in 1878. The Baggies play their home matches at The Hawthorns, a 26,000 seater stadium. West Brom currently play […]
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Swansea City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Swans. City: Located in Swansea, alongside the coast in south Wales. Swansea were founded in 1912. They play their home games at the Liberty Stadium, which holds just over 20,000 spectators. Prior to the Liberty Stadium, City played at Vetch Field. Swansea play in a white kit, with white shirts, […]
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Sunderland

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Black Cats City: Located in Sunderland, in the north east of England. Sunderland were founded in 1879. They play in red and white vertical stripes, with black shorts and socks. The red and white stripes have been adopted by Sunderland since the 1887-88 season. The Black Cats play at the […]
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Stoke City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: Potters. City: Located in Stoke-On-Trent. Stoke City were founded in 1863. Their home ground is the Britannia stadium, which has a capacity of over 27,000. The Potters' traditional home kit is red and white vertically striped shirt, white shorts and socks. Stoke City fans were once known for their hooliganism in […]
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Southampton

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Saints. City: Based in Southampton, on the south coast of England. Southampton were founded in 1885. The Saints play their home games at St Mary's stadium, which has been their home since 2001. Their previous ground was the Dell. St Mary's can hold up to 32,690 spectators and has previously […]
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Norwich City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: Canaries. City: Located in East Anglia, in the east of England. Norwich were founded in 1902. The club were first promoted to the Football League First Division in 1972. The kit colors of Norwich have changed in their history. The main colors were once light blue and white halved shirts, but […]
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Newcastle United

By Josh Harris. Nickname: Magpies, or the Toon. City: Located in Newcastle, in the north east of England. Newcastle United were founded in 1892. St James' Park has been the home of Newcastle United throughout the club's history and has hosted international and Olympic Games events. The stadium has a capacity of over 50,000 and […]
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Manchester United

By Josh Harris. Nickname: Red Devils. City: Located in Stratford, outside the city limits of Manchester. Manchester United were founded in 1878. United play at Old Trafford, a 75,000 seater stadium that has been their home since 1910. The Red Devils wear red shirts, white shorts and black socks, a color combination that they have […]
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Manchester City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: Manchester City have a number of nicknames including City, the Citizens, the Sky Blues and the Blues. City: Located in east Manchester. The club were founded in 1880 as St Mark's, but in 1894 the name was changed to Manchester City. City's traditional home kit colors are sky blue and white. […]
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Hull City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Tigers City: Kingston-Upon Hull, located near north east of England. Hull City play their home matches at the 25,500 seater KC stadium, which is shared by the city's rugby league sides. The club were founded in 1904 and were recently promoted after finishing second in the Championship during the 2012-13 […]
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Fulham

By Josh Harris. Nicknames: The Cottagers, the Whites, the Lilywhites, are all nicknames of Fulham. City: Located in west London, alongside the River Thames. The team have played at Craven Cottage since 1896, although Fulham have played at a number of different grounds since they were founded in 1879. Fulham play in white shirts, black […]
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Everton

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Toffees City: Located in Liverpool. Everton were founded in 1878 as St Domingo's F.C.  The club were renamed to Everton a year later, before becoming one of the founding members of The Football League. The Toffees' ground is called Goodison Park, a 40,000 seater stadium that has been Everton's home […]
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Crystal Palace

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Eagles. City: Located in south London. Crystal Palace play their homes games at Selhurst Park – a 26,000 capacity stadium. Did You Know? Palace have worn a claret and blue kit for their history, as it was donated to them from Aston Villa. Arch Enemy: The Eagles have a well-known […]
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Chelsea

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Blues City: Located in west London. The Blues, founded in 1905, have spent most of their history in the top tier of English soccer. Stamford Bridge has always been their home, but the Bridge hasn't always been a modernized state-of-the-art 42,000 all-seater stadium. The new design was announced in the […]
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Cardiff City

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Bluebirds City: Based in Wales's capital city, Cardiff. Cardiff City were founded in 1899 and play at the Cardiff City Stadium in front of a capacity of around 27,000. The Bluebird's previous home was Ninian Park for 99 years, as they moved grounds in 2009. The Cardiff City home kit […]
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Aston Villa

By Josh Harris. Nicknames: Villa, Villans, or the Lions City: Located in Birmingham, England Aston Villa play their home games at Villa Park. The 42,788 seater stadium is a UEFA 5-star rated stadium, having hosted international fixtures as well as FA Cup semi finals previously. Aston Villa have played at Villa Park since 1897, after […]
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Arsenal

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Gunners. City: Based in north London. Arsenal were founded in 1886. The club used to play in South East London, on the other side of the Thames river. In 1913, the club moved to north London and moved into Arsenal Stadium (more commonly known as Highbury), which was their home […]
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West Ham United

By Josh Harris. Nickname: The Hammers or the Iron. City: Located in east London. West Ham were founded in 1895. The Hammers have played at Upton Park since 1904 but the real name for the stadium is the Boleyn Ground. It is often referred to as Upton Park due to its location, in Upton Park. […]
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Premier League Beginner's Guide

Read our Premier League beginner's guide to the world's most popular sports league – even more successful and bigger than the NFL. Premier League Beginner's Guide The Premier League (sometimes referred to as the EPL – English Premier League – outside of the United Kingdom) launched in 1992. It quickly grew to the world's most popular […]