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[Morrissey's Scorcher]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

I think "The Soldiers" was an earlier nickname, back in the 1930's?

[lowerbourneshot]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

Brighton were the Dolphins

[AFC197273]

Think Chelsea were The pensioners, which makes far more sense than The Blues, post Abromovich

[Silasgoldeen]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

There was a thing on Facebook the other day with nicknames and they also had the soldiers or something as well as the shots

[Chalkie]

This one.

[Fuggletim]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

I think "The Soldiers" was an earlier nickname, back in the 1930's?

Got one of my late Brothers football book at home from 1968 where Aldershot are only referred to as “The Soldiers.” There was a club crest years ago with a cannon and a cannonball, so just wondering if that is where the name “Shots” was coined? The cannon was before my time watching, but to me the “AFC 1926” football was the crest in the late 1970s.

[brian bloomfield]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

I think "The Soldiers" was an earlier nickname, back in the 1930's?

Yes we were apparently known as The Soldiers. This was verified to me back in the 70's by obviously much older supporters but The Shots was also used at the same time.

[Ex Attendant]

The value of the estate could well be greater without a football club. I wonder with his record of liquidating club's was this the intention all along.

[Old Bob]

Feels like the EFL aren't messing about here. Reasonable chance that they could be in the NL next season.

Talk is cheap. Football authorities have a depressing record of talking tough and acting like pussy cats.

[Fuggletim]

Know what you mean about “Pussycats” OB, but after having to get medical treatment last week for some severe scratches from one of our cats abroad, they can be pretty feisty!

[supershots]

Home of Huntley and Palmer biscuit factory back in the day. The Biscuits was their nickname long before Royals,bit like the Glaziers was Crystal Palace's
nickname before the Eagles etc.
Any others,anyone can think of,weren't Brighton something before the Seagulls.
At least we've always been The Shots !

I think "The Soldiers" was an earlier nickname, back in the 1930's?

Got one of my late Brothers football book at home from 1968 where Aldershot are only referred to as “The Soldiers.” There was a club crest years ago with a cannon and a cannonball, so just wondering if that is where the name “Shots” was coined? The cannon was before my time watching, but to me the “AFC 1926” football was the crest in the late 1970s.

Was it not a cannon firing a football?

[Rba]

Yes Chelsea the pensioners.the lot from N17 have always be known as " will win nothing brigade"

[Noringgoes]

I see from that list at some point Bradford City stole Coventry's nickname at the time

[Rba]

Were West ham not known as " the raving irons" ?

[Fuggletim]

I think "The Soldiers" was an earlier nickname, back in the 1930's?

Got one of my late Brothers football book at home from 1968 where Aldershot are only referred to as “The Soldiers.” There was a club crest years ago with a cannon and a cannonball, so just wondering if that is where the name “Shots” was coined? The cannon was before my time watching, but to me the “AFC 1926” football was the crest in the late 1970s.

Was it not a cannon firing a football?

Yep; you are right! Must be thinking of the old pub outside the ground!