Appendix:English names of sports teams

Nickname	Official name	Sport	Notes
Addicks	Charlton Athletic	Association football	A corruption of the word 'haddock', named after a local fish and chip shop.
Ain'ts	New Orleans Saints	American football	rhyming play on the non-standard English negative "ain't".
Als	Montreal Alouettes	Canadian football	Abbreviation of official team name.
Amazin' Mets	New York Mets	baseball	Referring to a period of success.
Amazin's	New York Mets	baseball	Short version of the above.
America's Team	Atlanta Braves	baseball	References a period of team success.
America's Team	Dallas Cowboys	American football	Coined by Bob Ryan, the Vice President and editor-in-chief of NFL Films in 1979 as a title for the team's 1978 highlight film; based on the widespread fan base of the team outside its home environs.
Argonots	Toronto Argonauts	Canadian football	Derogatory name used when team is performing poorly (i.e. "not" winning).
Argos	Toronto Argonauts	Canadian football	Abbreviation of official team name.
A's	Oakland Athletics	baseball	Short version of "Athletics" Emphasized by Charles O. Finley during his ownership of the team during the 60's and 70's.
Athletics	Oakland Athletics	baseball	Official team name.
Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche	hockey	Official team name.
Avs	Colorado Avalanche	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
B.I.L.L.S.	Buffalo Bills	American football	Used by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s.
Baby Bulls	Chicago Bulls	basketball	Reference to the young average age of players on the team in the early 2000s.
Baggies	West Bromwich Albion	Association football	Acquired when the players played in long shorts (debatable - see the club's article on Wikipedia for more details).
Banjo Pickers	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Canadian football	Winnipeg place kicker Troy Westwood stated before a playoff game in 2003 that Saskatchewan fans were a bunch of "banjo-pickin' inbreds".
Bantams	Bradford City	Association football	A reference to the claret and amber colours of the club's strip
Battlin' Bucs	Pittsburgh Pirates	baseball	Colourful version of "Bucs", short for "buccaneer", another word for a pirate.
Beaners	Boston Bruins	hockey	Reference to Beantown, a nickname for Boston.
Beermakers	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	Name of an older team that once resided in Milwaukee.
Bees	Barnet	Association football	Based on colour of home strip
Bees	Brentford	Association football	Misinterpretation of an 1890s chant "Buck up Bs"
Bengals	Detroit Tigers	baseball	Reference to Bengal Tigers, a species of tiger.
Bhoys	Celtic	Scottish football	Derived from "the bold boys"; the spelling is due to Scottish Gaelic influence.
Big Blue	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canadian football	Reference to the team's name and colours, possibly influenced or suggested by the nickname of IBM
Big Blue (Wrecking Crew)	New York Giants	American football	from the colour of their jerseys, influenced by the nickname of IBM
BIG D	Dallas Cowboys	American football
Big Red Machine	Cincinnati Reds	baseball	Reference to the 1970's teams that won six divisional titles and four pennants.
Birds	Baltimore Orioles	baseball	Reference to orioles, which are birds.
Birds	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird.
Black and Gold	Pittsburgh Steelers	American football	From their uniform colours
Black Cats	Sunderland	Association football	Named after the Black Cat battery gun that was where the stadium is now on the bank of the River Wear
Black Sox	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Reference to the infamous 1919 team, which fixed the World Series and is popularly known as the "Black Sox".
Blades	Sheffield United	Association football	Local links with steel and cutlery. Used to be the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday until they became The Owls in 1899
Blake Street Bombers	Colorado Rockies	baseball	Reference to the street Coors Field is on.
Blake Street Bullies	Colorado Rockies	baseball	Same as above.
Blazers	Portland Trail Blazers	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Bless You Boys	Detroit Tigers	baseball	Reference to the teams from the 80's and surrounding years.
Bloods	Sydney Swans/South Melbourne football club	Australian football	Reference to the Swans' ancestor club, South Melbourne, who were known as the Blood Stained Angels
Blue and Gold	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canadian football	after the team colours
Blue Crew	Los Angeles Dodgers	baseball	Reference to one of the team's colours
Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	baseball	After the bird blue jay.
Bluebirds	Cardiff City	Association football	Colour of home football kit & possibly named after 1909 children's play 'Blue Bird'
Bluenotes	St. Louis Blues	hockey
Blues	Carlton Football Club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Blues	Chelsea	Association football	Colour of home football kit.
Blues	Chester City	Association football	Colour of home football kit.
Blues	Ipswich Town	Association football	Colour of home football kit.
Blues	Birmingham City	Association football	Colour of home football kit
Blueshirts	New York Rangers	hockey
Boatmen	Toronto Argonauts	Canadian football	in reference to the team's foundation by the Argonaut Rowing Club of Toronto, which in turn was derived from Jason and the Argonauts, mythical heroes and boatmen who are the namesake of both the rowing club and the CFL team
Bolts	San Diego Chargers	American football	From the lightning bolt design on their helmets.
Bolts	Tampa Bay Lightning	hockey	Referencing a "bolt" of lightning.
Bombers	Essendon football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Bombers	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canadian football	abbreviation of team name
Bombers	New York Yankees	baseball	Short version of above.
Boro	Middlesbrough	Association football	Short version of name
BoSox	Boston Red Sox	baseball	Combination of "Boston" and "Sox". Coined by media to distinguish from the Chicago White Sox, or "ChiSox".
Boys in Blue	Kansas City Royals	baseball	Reference to one of the team's colours.
Boys of Summer	Brooklyn Dodgers	baseball	Nickname during the 1950s. Reference to baseball being the only major sport played during the summer. Usage has faded with time.
Bravos	Atlanta Braves	baseball	Variation of braves.
Brew Crew	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	Short version of the nickname "True Blue Brew Crew".
Brewers	Burton Albion	Association football	Local links to the brewing industry
Brewers	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	Official team name.
Brew-Hahs	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	An ESPN invention (as in "brouhaha")
Broad Street Bellies	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Name for the 1993 NL Championship team. Reference to their lack of physical fitness, and the nickname of the NHL's nearby Philadelphia Flyers, the "Broad Street Bullies".
Broad Street Bullies	Philadelphia Flyers	hockey	during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970s, their home ice was the Spectrum on Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The team currently plays in the Wachovia Center, also on Broad Street.
Broncos	Brisbane Broncos	Rugby league	Official team name
Bronx	Brisbane Broncos	Rugby league	Abbreviation of 'Broncos'
Bronx Bombers	New York Yankees	baseball	Reference to the team's home, the New York City borough of the Bronx, along with their propensity for hitting "bombs" (home runs).
Bronx Zoo	New York Yankees	baseball	Used by detractors. Reference to the team and the Bronx's turbulent times in the late 70's, and also the name of a book written by former Yankees pitcher Sparky Lyle about the team's 1978 season. Still used sometimes to describe the organization and stadium. The term has been embraced by many Yankees fans.
Broons	Boston Bruins	hockey	Eye dialect spelling of official team name.
Brownies	Cleveland Browns	American football	(reference to an early Browns mascot).
Brummagem	Birmingham City	Association football	Local pronunciation of "Birmingham"
B's	Boston Bruins	hockey
Buccos	Pittsburgh Pirates	baseball	Familiar version of the above.
Bucs	Pittsburgh Pirates	baseball	Short version of "buccaneer", another word for a pirate.
Bucs	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	American football	abbreviation of team name
Buds	Toronto Maple Leafs	hockey	probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo.
Bulls	Chicago Bulls	basketball	Official team name.
Bulls	Hereford United	Association football	After the local breed of cattle.
Bulldogs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Rugby league	Official team name
Bulldogs	Western Bulldogs	Australian football	Official team name
Bummers	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canadian football	derogatory play on "Bombers", either by rivals or by their own fans when the team performs poorly.
Bungles	Cincinnati Bengals	American football	A play off the team's name, used by detractors.
Bunnies	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Rugby league	Alternative to Rabbitohs
C.O.L.T.S.	Indianapolis Colts	American football	An acronym for "Count On Losing This Sunday". An insulting phrase and joke used by people during the years when the Colts as a team struggled to win.
Canaries	Norwich City	Association football	Home strip is same colour as bird, used in logo
Canes	Carolina Hurricanes	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
Caps	Washington Capitals	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
Cardiac Kids	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	A 1950s nickname.
Cardinals	Woking	Association football	Colour of the Cardinal Red in the home kit
Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Official team name.
Cards	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Short version of "Cardinals".
Carmines	Boston Red Sox	baseball	a type of red pigment, the nickname is used often by former Red Sox player and current White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson.
Cats	Florida Panthers	hockey	the Panther is a cat
Cats	Geelong football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Cavaliers	Cleveland Cavaliers	basketball	Official team name.
Cavs	Cleveland Cavaliers	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Celts	Boston Celtics	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Chairboys	Wycombe Wanderers	Association football	Local links to the furniture making industry
Chefs	Kansas City Chiefs	American football	origin Snickers candy bar commercial; however, the NFL has licensed official "Kansas City Chief Head Chef Cookie Jars"
Cherries	Bournemouth	Association football	Colour of strip described as 'cherry stripes'
Chesapeake Watershed Region Indigenous Persons	Washington Redskins	American football	translation of team name into exaggerated politically correct. It was later changed to "Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons" (see below) since the Baltimore Ravens also share the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chief Wahoo's Tribe	Cleveland Indians	baseball	Reference to the team's logo, an Indian called "Chief Wahoo".
ChiSox	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Combination of "Chicago" and "Sox". Coined by media to distinguish from the Boston Red Sox, or "BoSox".
Chocolate Soldiers	Penrith Panthers	Rugby league	After a decision to change the team's colours to brown with a white 'V', radio commentator Frank Hyde made the following comment: "These chocolate soldiers from out west - they don't melt!".
Citizens	Manchester City	Association football	Developed from 'City'
Clarets	Burnley	Association football	Colour of home strip
Club	Sheffield F.C.	Association football	Due to the fact they were the "Original Football Club"
Cobblers	Northampton Town	Association football	Local links to the shoe making industry
Collywobbles	Collingwood football club	Australian	Used by detractors, referring to the team's performance as being 'wobbly'. First used during their 32-year premiership drought between 1958 and 1990.
Cottagers	Fulham	Association football	From club's ground, Craven Cottage
Cowboys	North Queensland Cowboys	Rugby league	Official team name
Crew	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	Short version of the nickname "True Blue Brew Crew".
Crows	Adelaide Football Club	Australian	Official team nickname
C's	Boston Celtics	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Cubbies	Chicago Cubs	baseball
Cumbrians	Carlisle United	Association football	From Cumbria, the county the club are from.
Da Raidahs	Oakland Raiders	American football	The way Chris Berman of ESPN says, "The Raiders"
Dads	San Diego Padres	baseball	Same as above.
Daggers	Dagenham & Redbridge	Association football	Based on club name
Dale	Rochdale	Association football	Short version of name
Damn Yankees	New York Yankees	baseball	Reference to the play and movie by the same name.
Dawgs	Cleveland Browns	American football	according to Hanford Dixon, then a cornerback with the Browns, he gave his defensive teammates this nickname to inspire them before the 1985
D-backs	Arizona Diamondbacks	baseball	shortened form of official name
DeadSkins	Washington Redskins	American football	rhyming play on team name; used by detractors.
Dees	Melbourne football club	Australian football	Abbreviation of team nickname (Dees).
Defenders	Detroit Pistons	basketball
Demons	Melbourne Football Club	Australian football	Official team nickname
Dem Bums	Los Angeles Dodgers	baseball	From the Brooklyn years. Reference from the team's problems during the era getting a world championship.
Devils	New Jersey Devils	hockey	Official team name.
Devs	New Jersey Devils	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks	baseball	Official team name.
Diamonds	Rushden & Diamonds	Association football	Short version of name
Dirty Birds	Atlanta Falcons	American football	team dubbed themselves by this name during their race to Super Bowl XXXIII
Dockers	Fremantle football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Dogs	Western Bulldogs	Australian football	Abbreviation of 'Bulldogs'
Doggies	Western Bulldogs	Australian football	Extended version of Dogs (above)
Dolly Blues	Lancaster City	Association football	Derived from the fact that team originally played in the same colour as the 'Dolly Blue' washing tablets
Dolts	Indianapolis Colts	American football	rhyming play on name with a term for "idiot"; by detractors
Dons	Essendon football club	Australian football	Short form of 'Essendon'
Dons	Milton Keynes Dons	Association football	Short version of, and homage to Wimbledon FC (MK Dons was formed when Wimbledon F.C. owners attempted to translate Wimbledon's footballing history to Milton Keynes. MK Dons has since acknowledged that those honours rightly belong to Wimbledon F.C.and the community of Wimbledon.)
Dons	A.F.C. Wimbledon	Association football	Derived from Wimbledon have an ancient, football playing school in the area.
Doomsday	Dallas Cowboys	American football
Doonhamers	Queen of the South	Scottish football	Name for an inhabitant of Dumfries, the club's home town
Double Blue	Toronto Argonauts	Canadian football	In reference to the team colours, Oxford blue and Cambridge blue
Dragons	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Rugby league	Official team name
Ducks	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, now known as the Anaheim Ducks	hockey
Eagles	Crystal Palace	Association football	Club logo features eagles
Eagles	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Rugby league	Short version of 'Sea Eagles'
Eagles	West Coast Eagles	Australian football	Official team name
Easts	Sydney Roosters	Rugby league	Reference to their original name, 'Eastern Suburbs Roosters'
Eels	Parramatta Eels	Rugby league	Official team name
Elephants	Oakland Athletics	baseball	Short version of a reference to their mascot, which is a reference to a comment made, calling the team a "white elephant".
Esks or Eskies	Edmonton Eskimos	Canadian football	abbreviation of team name
Evil Empire	New York Yankees	baseball	Used by detractors. Reference to Galactic Empire of Star Wars and the famous indictment of communism by Ronald Reagan. Coined as a term for the Yankees by Red Sox executive Larry Lucchino after the Yankees got rights to deal with Jose Contreras. The term has been embraced by many Yankees fans.
Faiders	Oakland Raiders	American football	by detractors.
Fathers	San Diego Padres	baseball	Reference to "padre" meaning father in Spanish.
Fins	Miami Dolphins	American football	play on abbreviation of name with the appendages of a dolphin
Fins	Florida Marlins	baseball	Reference to the fins of a marlin. Also nickname of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, which share the facility with the Marlins.
Fish	Miami Dolphins	American football	while the mascot and team logo of bottlenose dolphins are certainly not fish, but mammals, some of the sources for the heraldic dolphins are. The rhyme when they played in the Miami Orange Bowl was squish the fish in the Orange Dish.
Fish	Florida Marlins	baseball	Reference to marlins, which are fish.
Flaming Thumbtacks	Tennessee Titans	American football	a humorous interpretation of their team logo, actually a flaming stylized letter "T"
Fleet	Ebbsfleet United	Association football	Short version of name
Flubs	Chicago Cubs	baseball	Used by detractors, mainly White Sox and Cardinals Fans.
Flying Frenchmen	Montreal Canadiens	hockey
Foxes	Leicester City	Association football	Hunting tradition of the county
Freo	Fremantle football club	Australian football	Abbreviation of 'Fremantle'.
Friars	San Diego Padres	baseball	Reference to "padre" meaning father in Spanish, as in a priest.
'Gades	Ottawa Renegades	Canadian football	abbreviation of team name
Gang Green	New York Jets	American football	Refers to the teams green uniforms
Gas (unofficial)	Bristol Rovers	Association football	Old ground next door to a Gasworks
Gashouse Gang	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Name for the 1934 World Championship team. Reference to their shabby appearance and rough tactics.
Gers	Rangers	Scottish football	Abbreviation of team name
Giants	Greater Western Sydney Giants	Australian football	Official team name.
Gills	Gillingham	Association football	Short version of name
Glovers	Yeovil Town	Association football	Local links to the glove making industry
G-Men	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Reference to nickname for a government agent.
G-Men	New York Giants	American football	initial of team name, possibly a play on the term for a government (e.g. FBI) agent
Gnats	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Used by detractors, especially Dodgers fans.
Goats	Saint Louis Rams	American football	when playing poorly
Go-Go Sox	Chicago White Sox	baseball	refers to the 1959 AL Champs
Grecians	Exeter City	Association football
Green Machine	Canberra Raiders	Rugby league	Reference to primary team colour
G-State	Golden State Warriors	basketball
Gulls	Torquay United	Association football	Seaside link
Gunners	Arsenal	Association football	Local links to military arsenal
GWS	Greater Western Sydney Giants	Australian football	Acronym of 'Greater Western Sydney'.
Habs	Montreal Canadiens	hockey
Halos	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	baseball	Reference to the halo of an angel.
Hammers	West Ham United	Association football	Although this may initially appear to be based on a simple shortening of the name, observation of the club's crest will reveal crossed metalworking hammers, indicating the club's origins as the football team of Thames Ironworks.
Harriers	Kidderminster Harriers	Association football	Short version of name
Hatters	Luton Town	Association football	Local links to hat making industry
Hatters	Stockport County	Association football	One of Cheshire's and Britain's main hatting industry towns
Hawks	Atlanta Hawks	basketball	Official team name.
Hawks	Chicago Blackhawks	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
Hawks	Hawthorn football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Hearts	Heart of Midlothian	Scottish football	Abbreviation of name
Heat	Miami Heat	basketball	Official team name.
Hibs	Hibernian	Scottish football	Short version of name
Hoops	Queens Park Rangers	Association football	Design of home strip
Hornets	Watford	Association football	Colour of strip
Imps	Lincoln City	Association football	Legend of the imp statue in Lincoln Cathedral (also "Red Imps")
Iron	Scunthorpe United	Association football	Local links to the iron industry
Irons	West Ham United	Association football	Originated as Thames Ironworks football team (see also "Hammers")
Isles	New York Islanders	hockey
Jags	Jacksonville Jaguars	American football	abbreviation of team name
Jail Blazers	Portland Trail Blazers	basketball
Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	baseball	Short version of "Blue Jays".
Jest	New York Jets	American football	humorous misspelling of team name; used when team is performing poorly
Jints	New York Giants	American football	shortened version of "Giants"
Jints	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Short version of "Giants"
Jndjans	Cleveland Indians	baseball	used to make fun of the way the I's look like J's on their home jerseys
Jokeland (Faders/Traitors)	Oakland Raiders	American football	by detractors
Kangaroos	North Melbourne football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Kangas	North Melbourne football club	Australian football	Abbreviation of team nickname (Kangaroos).
Killie	Kilmarnock	Scottish football	Short version of name
Kings of Queens	New York Mets	baseball	Reference to the team's home, the New York City burough of Queens.
Knickerbockers	New York Knickerbockers	basketball	The team's rarely-used official name.
Knicks	New York Knickerbockers	basketball	Abbreviation of Knickerbockers, the rarely-used official team name.
Knights	Newcastle Knights	Rugby league	Official team name
Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers	basketball	Official team name; the team was originally located in Minnesota, known for its many lakes.
Lambs	Tamworth	Association football	Team plays at The Lamb Ground, named after a local pub
Lambs	Saint Louis Rams	American football	a lamb being a soft, cuddly, meek baby sheep (as opposed to a ram, being an aggressive full-grown male sheep); rhyming nickname used by detractors when team performs poorly
Lastros	Houston Astros	baseball	Used by detractors.
Latics	Oldham Athletic	Association football	Short version of name
Latics	Wigan Athletic	Association football
Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge	Montreal Canadiens	hockey	French, "The Tricolour" after the flag of France, which has the same colour scheme (blue-white-red).
Le Tricolore	Montreal Canadiens	hockey	French, "The Tricolour" after the flag of France, which has the same colour scheme (blue-white-red).
Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs	hockey
Leos	British Columbia Lions	Canadian football	Latin, leo)
Les Glorieux	Montreal Canadiens	hockey	French for "The Glorious Ones"
Les Rouges	Montreal Canadiens	hockey	after the red colour of their jerseys
Liedowns	Detroit Lions	American football	a play off the team's name, used by detractors
Lilywhites	Preston North End	Association football	Colour of home strip
Lilywhites	Tottenham Hotspur	Association football	Colour of home strip
Lions	Brisbane Lions	Australian football	Official team name.
Lions	Detroit Lions	American football	Official team name.
Lions	Millwall	Association football	Featured on badge.
Liquorice Allsorts	Penrith Panthers	Rugby league	Reference to the team's striped multi-coloured jerseys
Lone Stars	Texas Rangers	baseball	Reference to Texas's nickname, the "Lone Star State".
Lords of Flatbush	Los Angeles Dodgers	baseball	A nickname of the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
Los Angelitos	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	baseball	Name in Spanish. Reference to the large hispanic population of Los Angeles.
Los Doyers	Los Angeles Dodgers	baseball	Name in Spanish. Reference to the large hispanic population of Los Angeles.
Los Gigantes	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Spanish for Giants. Used on the team's uniform on Cinco de Mayo of 2007.
Los Tiburones	San Jose Sharks	hockey	Spanish for "The Sharks".
Loveable Losers	Chicago Cubs	baseball	Referencing a long period without winning a pennant.
Loveable Losers	New York Mets	baseball	From the 1960's. Reference to the teams mediocrity in it's early years.
Magpies	Collingwood Football Club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Magpies	Newcastle United	Association football	Based on colour of home strip
Magpies	Notts County	Association football	Based on black and white colour of home strip
Man U	Manchester United F.C.	Association football	Shortened form of components of team name
Mara Tech	New York Giants	American football	a reference to Wellington Mara, the team's former owner.
Mariners	Seattle Mariners	baseball	Official team name.
Mariners	Grimsby Town	Association football	Club is based on the coast.
Mavericks	Dallas Mavericks	basketball	Official team name.
Mavs	Dallas Mavericks	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Metropolitans	New York Mets	baseball	Reference to the 19th century New York baseball club. Source of the "Mets" name.
Mighty Whites	Leeds United	Association football	Based on the colour of the home strip.
Millers	Rotherham United	Association football	Based on ground name (Millmoor).
Minstermen	York City	Association football	York Minster is a famous landmark in the city.
Miracle Mets	New York Mets	baseball	From 1969, the year when the Mets went from losing club to world champions.
Monkey hangers	Hartlepool United F.C.	Association football	During the Napoleonic wars the citizens of Hartlepool allegedly hung a monkey believing it to be a French spy.
Monsters of the Midway	Chicago Bears	American football	originally applied to the University of Chicago "Maroons", a strong (former) college football team; "Midway" refers to the Midway Plaisance, a long, green swath of boulevard space bordering the southern end of the campus. The University discontinued its football program in 1939, and the Bears adopted the nickname
Motor City Kitties	Detroit Tigers	baseball	Reference to Detroit, the "Motor City", and tigers, which are felines.
Mountain Men	Penrith Panthers	Rugby league	Possible reference to the Blue Mountains, which Penrith is located by.
M's	Seattle Mariners	baseball	Reference to the first letter in "Mariners".
Mutts	New York Mets	baseball	Usually used by Yankees fans
Nats	Washington Nationals	baseball	Short version of "Nationals".
Navy Blazers	Columbus Blue Jackets	hockey
New York Football Giants	New York Giants	American football	this comes from the days when there were two New York sports teams with the nickname "Giants"; also the old home of the San Francisco Giants
New York Sack Exchange	New York Jets	American football	Refers to the defensive unit, and specifically the defensive line, of the early 1980s teams. Derives from the New York Stock Exchange.
New Yorkers	New York Yankees	baseball	Reference to New York City, and the publication "The New Yorker".
Niners	San Francisco 49ers	American football	Abbreviation of official team name.
Northsiders	Chicago Cubs	baseball	To differentiate from the South Side residing White Sox.
Novocastrians	Newcastle Knights	Rugby league	A novocastrian is the official term for a resident of Newcastle
Nucks	Vancouver Canucks	hockey
Nuggets	Denver Nuggets	basketball	Official team name.
Nugs	Denver Nuggets	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Oilers	Tennessee Titans	American football	A reference of the team's name before it moved to Tennessee, the Houston Oilers.
Old Browns	Baltimore Ravens	American football	A reference of the team's name before it moved to Baltimore, the Cleveland Browns.
Olde Towne Team	Boston Red Sox	baseball
Orange and Black	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Reference to the team's colours.
Orange Crush	Denver Broncos	American football	an old nickname for a 3-4 defense that was known to "crush" the run.
Orange Nation	San Francisco Giants	baseball	Reference to the team's colours.
O's	Baltimore Orioles	baseball	Short version of "Orioles". Fans usually loudly shout the "Oh" at the beginning of the seventh line of the National Anthem in unison.
O's	Leyton Orient	Association football	Initial of name.
Owls	Sheffield Wednesday	Association football	Based on name of local area (Owlerton), after a visitor to the city drew a cartoon depicting Sheffield Wednesday as an owl.
Pack	Green Bay Packers	American football	abbreviation of name, and a play on the collective term for a group of animals such as dogs or wolves
Pads	San Diego Padres	baseball	Short version of "Padres". Pronounced "Pods", and also spelled that way.
Pale Hose	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Variation of "White Sox".
Panthers	Penrith Panthers	Rugby league	Official team name
Pats	New England Patriots	American football	abbreviation of team name
Patsies	New England Patriots	American football	play on nickname "Pats" (above) and the term patsy, "a person who is easily manipulated or victimized".
Pens	Pittsburgh Penguins	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.
Pensioners	Chelsea	Association football	Originates from the Chelsea pensioners, based at the nearby Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Phailures	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	For their long history of losing, usually used by detractors.
Phightin' Phils	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball
Phightin's	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Short version of above. (Most Phillies fans will add "Ph" instead of an "F" for most anything associated with the Phillies)
Phils	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Short version of "Phillies"
Pies	Collingwood Football Club	Australian football	Abbreviation of team nickname (Magpies).
Pilgrims	Boston United	Association football	Local links to the pilgrims who went to the New World
Pilgrims	Plymouth Argyle	Association football	Local links to the pilgrims who went to the New World
Pillies	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Reference to an amphetamine scandal in the early 1980s.
Pinstripers	New York Yankees	baseball	Reference to the team's pinstriped uniforms.
Pirates	Bristol Rovers	Association football	Local links to shipping
Pompey	Portsmouth	Association football	Nickname for the city
Pondscums	New York Mets	baseball	Used by detractors.
Pool	Hartlepool United	Association football	Short version of official team name.
Pool	Liverpool	Association football	Short version of name
Port Power	Port Adelaide football club	Australian football	Combination of their official team name and their official nickname.
Posh	Peterborough United	Association football	Believed to derive from former manager Pat Tirrel proclaiming that he was looking for: "Posh players for a posh team"
Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons	Washington Redskins	American football	politically correct terms, popularized by NFL columnist and District of Columbia|D.C. resident Gregg Easterbrook in his weekly column Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Potters	Stoke City	Association football	Local links to the pottery industry
Power	Port Adelaide football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Preds	Nashville Predators	hockey
Pups	Western Bulldogs	Australian football	A pup is the offspring of a dog, hence a reference to the official team name
Purple People Eaters	Minnesota Vikings	American football	from their jersey colour, and a play on the novelty song Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
Quakers	Darlington	Association football	Local links to religious movement
Rabbitohs	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Rugby league	Official team name
Rags	New York Rangers	hockey	Used by detractors.
Raiders	Canberra Raiders	Rugby league	Official team name
Railwaymen	Crewe Alexandra	Association football	Local links to railways
Rammers	Saint Louis Rams	American football	Extension of official team name.
Rams	Derby County	Association football	Folk song "The Derby Ram", and by extension an emblem of the city
Raps	Toronto Raptors	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Raptors	Toronto Raptors	basketball	Official team name.
Rays	Tampa Bay Rays	baseball	Official team name.
Rebels	F.C. United of Manchester	Association football	Club was formed by disaffected fans after the takeover of Manchester United by Malcolm Glazer.
Red Devils	Manchester United F.C.	Association football	Nickname originally belonged to nearby rugby league team Salford
Red Devils	Crawley Town	Association football
Red Dragons	Wrexham	Association football	Featured on logo
Red Imps	Lincoln City	Association football	Colour of home kit and legend of the imp statue in Lincoln Cathedral
Red Sux	Boston Red Sox	baseball	Used by detractors, mainly Yankee fans.
Red 'V'	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Rugby league	Reference to the red 'v' shape which appears on their jerseys.
Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Reference to the cardinal, which is a red bird.
Redlegs	Cincinnati Reds	baseball	Temporary team name to differentiate from Communists during the Red Scare, who were also referred to as "Reds".
Reds	Liverpool	Association football	Colour of home kit
Reds	Nottingham Forest	Association football	Colour of home kit
Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Canadian football	abbreviation of team name
Riversiders	Blackburn Rovers	Association football	After a side of the ground adjacent to a river
Robins	Altrincham	Association football	Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest
Robins	Bristol City	Association football	Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest
Robins	Cheltenham Town	Association football	Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest
Robins	Swindon Town	Association football	Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest
Robins	Wrexham	Association football	Colour of home kit same as a robin's chest
Rocks	Colorado Rockies	baseball	Short version of official team name.
Roos	North Melbourne Football Club	Australian football	Abbreviation of team nickname (Kangaroos).
Roosters	Sydney Roosters	Rugby league	Official team name
Rovers	Blackburn Rovers	Association football	Official team name.
Rovers	Doncaster Rovers	Association football	Official team name.
Rovers	Tranmere Rovers	Association football	Official team name.
Rox	Colorado Rockies	baseball	Imitation of the names of the Red Sox and White Sox.
Royals	Reading	Association football	The town is in the Royal County of Berkshire.
R's	Kansas City Royals	baseball	Reference to the old team logo, the most prominent feature of which was a large "R". Also the first letter of the team's name.
Runnin' Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	baseball	Name for the 1980's Cardinals. Reference to their speed and small-ball tactics.
Saddlers	Walsall	Association football	Links to the saddle making industry
Saints	Southampton	Association football	The club was originally known as Southampton St. Mary's
Saints	St Albans City	Association football
Saints	Saint Kilda football club	Australian football	Official team nickname
Sainters	Saint Kilda football club	Australian football	Extended version of team nickname
Same olds	Essendon football club	Australian football	Former team nickname dating back to nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
San Antonio Saints	New Orleans Saints	American football	because a rumored move to San Antonio, Texas due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina
Sandgrounders	Southport	Association football
Sawx	Boston Red Sox	baseball	Imitation of the Boston accent.
Scrubs	Chicago Cubs	baseball	Used by detractors, mainly White Sox and Cardinals Fans.
Sea Eagles	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Rugby league	Official team name
Seagulls	Brighton & Hove Albion	Association football	Other than the obvious, a response to the similar sounding nickname 'Eagles' of their arch rivals Crystal Palace
Seasiders	Blackpool	Association football	Based on coast
Sens	Ottawa Senators	hockey
Seraphs	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	baseball	A type of angel.
Shakers	Bury	Association football	Club's first chairman, JT Ingham, said before a Lancashire Cup game with Blackburn, "We will shake them. In fact, we are the Shakers."
Sharkies	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Rugby league	Extended version of team name
Sharks	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Rugby league	Official team name
Shaymen	Halifax Town	Association football	Originates from the club's ground
Sheagles	Philadelphia Eagles	American football	This is used against the Philadelphia Eagles and can also be used to flip around the Eagles chant E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES! into S-H-E-A-G-L-E-S SHEAGLES!
Shinboners	North Melbourne football club	Australian football	Dating back to the club's early history. Possibly related to the club's reputation of targeting other players' shinbones, or local butchers showing their support for the club by dressing up beef leg-bones in the club colours of blue and white.
Shmoes	Edmonton Eskimos	American football	Yiddish term wikt:Schmo|schmo, "a stupid or obnoxious person"
Shots	Aldershot Town	Association football	Short version of name
Shrews	Shrewsbury Town	Association football	Short version of name
Shrimpers	Southend	Association football	A historic local industry; alliterative
Shrimps	Morecambe	Association football	Possibly related to the fishing/shrimping industry in the region
Silkmen	Macclesfield Town	Association football	Local links to the silk industry
Silver and Black	Oakland Raiders	American football	from the colours of the uniforms
Sinners	New Orleans Saints	American football	"sinner" is often a paired opposite of "saint"; used by detractors
Sixers	Philadelphia 76ers	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
'Skins	Washington Redskins	American football	abbreviation of team name
Sky Blues	Coventry City	Association football	Colour of home strip
Sky Blues	Manchester City	Association football	Colour of home strip
Snakes	Arizona Diamondbacks	baseball	variation of diamondback, a kind of snake
Sonics	Seattle SuperSonics	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
South Side Hitmen	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Refers to the 1977 team
Souths	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Rugby league	Differentiating from the Sydney Roosters
Southsiders	Chicago White Sox	baseball	To differentiate from the North Side residing Cubs.
Sox	Boston Red Sox	baseball	Short version of "Red Sox".
Sox	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Short version of White Sox
Spireites	Chesterfield	Association football	Due to famous crooked spire in the town
Spurs	Tottenham Hotspur	Association football	Short version of name.
Stags	Mansfield Town	Association football
Stamps	Calgary Stampeders	Canadian football	abbreviation of team name
Stankees	New York Yankees	baseball	Use by Mets and Red Sox fans; "stank" implies stink.
Stanley	Accrington Stanley	Association football
Steel Curtain	Pittsburgh Steelers	American football	coined in their glory years of the 1970s, has been resurrected due to their recent success; play on the term Iron Curtain
Storm	Melbourne Storm	Rugby league	Official team name
'Stros	Houston Astros	baseball	Short version of "Astros".
Stumps	Calgary Stampeders	Canadian football	pejorative play on abbreviation of team name
Suns	Gold Coast football club	Australian football	Official team nickname.
Super Hoops	Queens Park Rangers	Association football	Based on the pattern of the home strip
Supes	Seattle SuperSonics	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Swans	Swansea City	Association football	Short version of the name
Swans	Sydney Swans	Australian football	Official team name
Swords	Buffalo Sabres	hockey	A nickname derived from their title, the "sabres", which is a sword
Tabbies	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Canadian football	Reference to the team logo and a humorous allusion to a tabby cat.
Tangerines	Dundee United	Scottish football	Colour of home strip
Terras	Weymouth	Association football	Club plays in a terracota coloured kit.
Terriers	Huddersfield Town	Association football	Named after the Yorkshire Terrier breed of dog.
Texas Warriors	San Antonio Spurs	basketball	Reference to home state.
Thunder	Oklahoma City Thunder	basketball	Official team name.
Ti-cats	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Canadian football	Abbreviated form of official of team name.
Tigers	Hull City	Association football	Colour of home strip
Tigers	Gloucester City	Association football	Colour of home strip
Tigers	Richmond Football Club	Australian football	Official team nickname
Tigers	Wests Tigers	Rugby league	Official team name
Tiges	Richmond Football Club	Australian football	Short version of team nickname (Tigers).
Tigs	Detroit Tigers	baseball	Short version of "Tigers".
Titans	Gold Coast Titans	Rugby league	Official team name
Toffees	Everton	Association football	Unknown. Possibly named after a local toffee shop, or the nickname for the local Irish population
Tomales	Toronto Maple Leafs	hockey	Taken from the first two letters of each word of the teams full name ('TO'ronto 'MA'aple 'LE'afS)
Toon	Newcastle United	Association football	Local pronunciation of 'Town', meaning City Centre where the ground is situated
Tractor Boys	Ipswich Town F.C.	Association football	Local links to agriculture
Tribe	Cleveland Indians	baseball	Tribes are social structures among Indians.
Tricolours	Sydney Roosters	Rugby league	Reference to the Red, White, and Blue team colours.
Tricky Trees	Nottingham Forest F.C.	Association football
Trotters	Bolton Wanderers	Association football	In the 19th century, one of their pitches was adjacent to a piggery and clearances often end up in there. Players had to 'trot' through the pig-pens to retrieve the balls.
True Blue Brew Crew	Milwaukee Brewers	baseball	A name consisting of a short version of "Brewers" and words that rhyme with is.
Twinkies	Minnesota Twins	baseball	Familiar version of "Twins". Also a popular snack cake.
T'Wolves	Minnesota Timberwolves	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Tykes	Barnsley	Association football	Colloquial name for a Yorkshireman.
U's	Cambridge United	Association football	Initial of name
U's	Colchester United	Association football	Initial of name
U's	Oxford United	Association football	Initial of name
Valiants	Port Vale	Association football	Based on official name
Vics	Northwich Victoria	Association football	Based on shortening of official name
Vikes	Minnesota Vikings	American football	abbreviation of team name
Vikings	Doncaster Rovers	Association football
Villans	Aston Villa	Association football	Based on official name
Wahoos	Cleveland Indians	baseball	Same as above.
Warriors	New Zealand Warriors	Rugby league	Official team name
Wheeze Kids	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Name for the 1983 NL Championship team. Reference to their lack of youth.
White Elephants	Oakland Athletics	baseball	Reference to their mascot, which is a reference to a comment made, calling the team a "white elephant".
White Sux	Chicago White Sox	baseball	Used by detractors mainly Cub fans
Whiz Kids	Philadelphia Phillies	baseball	Name for the 1950 NL Championship team, in reference to their youth.
Wings	Detroit Red Wings	hockey
Wings	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	baseball	Reference to the wings of an angel.
Wiz	Washington Wizards	basketball	Abbreviation of official team name.
Wolves	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Association football	Based on shortening of name
Yanks	New York Yankees	baseball	Short version of official team name.
Yellows	Cambridge United	Association football	Colour of home kit.
Yotes	Arizona Coyotes	hockey	Abbreviation of official team name.