With the 2017-2018 English Football League season about to kick off its nine month, 46 game journey this weekend, there’s never been a better time to jump on board and join in the National Adopt an English Football League Team Week.
Anyone can support a Manchester United, or an Arsenal or a Liverpool, how boring, all they do is spend many millions of pounds on players and occasionally win stuff. And even if you do follow a big team, why not jump on board for an English Football League further down the football pyramid and prove just how much of a football fan you are.
There’s 72 teams from three division to choose from, and with the BeIn Sports deal on Fox Sports in Austtralia entering a second year, you’ll have another team to follow and watch, and if you aren’t with Optus it may be the only English Football team you get to see this year.
Think of when you see the results in the paper on a Monday morning or visit the BBC website, you’ll now have a reason to care.
So join the campaign for our National Adopt an English Football League Team Week, and if you need some help on which team to choose, why not follow our National Adopt an English Football League Team Week Guide to picking a team.
National Adopt an English Football League Team Week – Great Names
Can’t choose a team? Why not pick a team with a great name.
- ACCRINGTON STANLEY – League Two
- YEOVIL TOWN – League Two
- PRESTON NORTH END – Championship
- SHREWSBURY TOWN – League One
- BURTON ALBION – Championship
National Adopt an English Football League Team Week – Great Rivalries
Why not join up with a friend a take a side on one of the great divides in one of the divisions.
SHEFFIELD UNITED or SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY – Championship
MILTON KEYNES or AFC WIMBLEDON – League One
IPSWICH or NORWICH – Championship
National Adopt an English Football League Team Week – Nicknames
Some teams have great nicknames, and what better reason to follow a team.
FLEETWOOD TOWN L1 – Cod Army
LINCOLN CITY L2 – The Imps
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE L1 – The Pilgrims
CREWE ALEXANDRA L2 – The Railwaymen
National Adopt an English Football League Team Week – Great Mascots
Still haven’t got a Football League team? How about choosing one via our previous work with the best Mascots from Leagues One and Two and the best Mascots from the Championship.
SOUTHEND UNITED L1
For Elvis J Eel and Sammy the Shrimp
BURY L1
For Robby the Bobby
BRISTOL ROVERS L1
Captain Gas
BARNSLEY CH
Toby the Tyke
WIGAN ATHLETIC L1
Stripey the Laticat
National Adopt an English Football League Team Week – Any Other Reason
We’re running out of normal reasons, so here’s a few randowm ones.
FOREST GREEN ROVERS L2
New team in the Football League are completely Vegan, serving no meat products at their ground. Something different.
CRAWLEY TOWN L2
Aussie Harry Kewell is the new manager of the southern England club. He’ll probably last three months.
ASTON VILLA CH
With John Terry on board, what better team to follow if you are a mad Chelsea fan.
COVENTRY L2
The hardest of hard luck stories of all the clubs that have been ruined by awful owners determined to destroy clubs. See also Blackpool, Charlton Athletic, Blackburn.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
Because of the big man, Adebayo Akinfenwa aka The Beast.
