| | Arsenal   | |  | | |  | | Web site: http://www.arsenal.com
Founded: 1886
Nickname: Gunners
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Stadium Address: Ashburton Grove, Islington, London N7 7AF
League:  Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
The club was originally founded in 1886 as Dial Square by workers at Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory in Woolwich, south-east London. They were renamed to Royal Arsenal shortly afterwards. They renamed themselves again to Woolwich Arsenal after turning professional in 1891. After moving to Arsenal Stadium in North London in 1913, the name was shortened to Arsenal. The nickname Gunners comes from what the workers used to make, when they weren't playing soccer, of course.
They made their home at the venerated Highbury until May 2006. In July 2006 the club moved to the new 60,000-seat Emirates Stadium in nearby Ashburton Grove. Arsenal have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Tottenham Hotspur, located four miles away in Tottenham, whom they play in the North London derby.
Notes:
Prior stadium was Arsenal Stadium at Avenell Road, Highbury, London N5 1BU.
| | | | | | Aston Villa  | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.avfc.co.uk
Founded: 1874
Nickname: Villains
Stadium: Villa Park
Stadium Address: Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Located in the steel city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, Aston Villa were founded by four members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel cricket team who were looking for a sport to play during the winter. The Aston part of the name came from nearby Aston University. Indeed, their first match was played against Aston Brook St. Mary's. Villains is a natural extension of Villa, which is what most soccer fans in the know call them. They even play their matches at Villa Park.
| | | | | | Birmingham City | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.bcfc.com
Founded: 1875
Nickname: Blues
Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
Stadium Address: Birmingham B9 4NH
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League) 
History:
Founded in 1875 under the name of Small Heath Alliance, it was not until 1905 that they were known as Birmingham City. The nickname Blues comes from their uniforms. They are only called 'City' when it is clear the reference is to them, usually on a TV broadcast or on their own website. City could refer to any number of teams in England.
| | | | | | Blackburn | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.rovers.co.uk
Founded: 1875
Nickname: Rovers
Stadium: Ewood Park
Stadium Address: Blackburn BB2 4JF
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
The men who formed the club had 17 members of the Blackburn Grammar School in the city of the same name. However, the team could not just call itself Blackburn as their main rival at the time was Blackburn Olympic. They took the name Rovers which was a common name in English soccer to describe teams that moved from ground to ground to play games. Doncaster, Bristol and Tranmere are other clubs who call themselves Rovers. The club is located a half-hour drive north of Manchester.
| | | | | | Bolton Wanderers | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.bwfc.co.uk
Founded: 1874
Nickname: Trotters
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Stadium Address: Lostock, Bolton BL6 6JW
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Founding members of the soccer league, Bolton Wanderers are one of seven original members to have never won the topflight. They were originally known as Christ Church. The club got their name because they wandered to so many different playing fields and headquarters in their early existence that it was suggested that the club should change its name to Bolton Wanderers, and in 1877, the name came into being. If only some Bolton supporter would lecture us in excruciating detail on how they became the Trotters. Bolton is a town located between Liverpool and Manchester.
| | | | | | Burnley | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com
Founded: 1882
Nickname: Clarets
Stadium: Turf Moor
Stadium Address: Harry Potts Way, Burnley BB10 4BX
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Founder members of the Football League, Burnley Football Club began life as a Rugby Club. However, Burnley Rovers soon switched codes and became Burnley Football Club in 1882. They moved to their Turf Moor home shortly afterwards, at the invitation of the town's cricket club, which is still situated next to the stadium.
| | | | | | Chelsea | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.chelseafc.com
Founded: 1905
Nickname: The Blues
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Stadium Address: Fulham Road, London SW6 1HS
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League) 
Winner of cup(s):  
History:
The pride of Southwest London, Chelsea's origin dates back to the 1870's as well. Their stadium, Stamford Bridge, was originally used by a track and field team. The land was purchased by two brothers with the intent of turning it into a soccer ground. Initially the stadium was offered to Fulham FC to play there, they turned down the chance and so instead a new side, Chelsea FC, was born in 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium. Their nickname, of course, comes from their uniforms. The Lion on their logo is descendant from England's national team which is known as the Three Lions.
| | | | | | Everton | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.evertonfc.com
Founded: 1878
Nickname: Toffees
Stadium: Goodison Park
Stadium Address: Goodison Road, Liverpool L4 4EL
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Located in Liverpool, the club was founded by St. Domingo Methodist Church which was looking to find an activity for its cricket players to do in the winter. St. Domingo FC became Everton FC in 1878, named for the district around the church, because other city residents wanted to join the team. In 1892, they moved from Anfield to Goodison Park, their present home. Even though they have been known as the Blues for their royal blue kits, they are also called "The Toffees" or "The Toffeemen".
According to an Everton's fan site, there are two versions to explain how this name was adopted: the better known is that, in those days, a Mrs Noblett had a candy store near Goodison called Mother Noblett's Toffee Shop, where she advertised and sold her tasty merchandise on match days. Another reason might be that there was a house called Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House near the Queen's Head hotel. The word "toffee" also referred to Irishmen, of which there was a large population in the Liverpool area at the turn of the century.
| | | | | | Fulham | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.fulhamfc.com
Founded: 1879
Nickname: Cottagers
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Stadium Address: Stevenage Road, Fulham, London SW6 6HH
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
A church named St. Andrews of West Kensington found the club in 1879 in London as Fulham St. Andrews. Over the next decade, that name was dropped to just Fulham. They are called the Cottagers because their home since 1896 has been Craven Cottage.
| | | | | | Hull City | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.hullcityafc.net
Founded: 1904
Nickname: Tigers
Stadium: Kingston Communications Stadium
Stadium Address: Walton Street, Hull HU3 6HU
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Hull City was founded in 1904, playing friendly games at The Boulevard (the home of the Hull Rugby League Club), Anlaby Road Cricket Ground and Dairycoates. A year later they were elected to the Second Division of the Football League.
| | | | | | Liverpool | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.liverpoolfc.tv
Founded: 1882
Nickname: Reds
Stadium: Anfield
Stadium Address: Anfield Road, Liverpool L4 0TH
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
In 1888, Everton was the biggest team in the city of Liverpool and played their matches at Anfield. When Everton bolted Anfield in 1892, the owner of the ground, John Houlding, decided to bring a team into the abandoned ground. According to Liverpool's website, the famous stand was called "The Kop" after the Liverpool Echo newspaper compared it in the early 1900's to the Spionkop; the hill where Boer guerrillas had inflicted a heavy defeat on the British army a few years earlier in the Boer War in South Africa. Their nickname comes from their all red uniforms.
More importantly, their anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" was not originally a song created by the club itself, but rather from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". Liverpool native Gerry Marsden from the "Gerry and the Pacemakers" popularized it in the 1960s and the fans in the kop took it up. The song gained great reverence for its comfort for Liverpool fans after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 that killed 96 fans.
| | | | | | Manchester City | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.mcfc.co.uk
Founded: 1880
Nickname: Blues
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Stadium Address: Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
They started their existence as Gorton St Marks', but seven years later, they became Ardwick FC. In 1894, the club became a limited liability company and changed their name again to Manchester City. While Manchester United has set up camp on the West side of the city, Manchester City now plays in East Manchester at their new ground, City of Manchester Stadium. Like many clubs, they are known as 'City', but they are mostly called the Blues for their uniforms.
| | | | | | Manchester United | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.manutd.com
Founded: 1878
Nickname: Red Devils
Stadium: Old Trafford
Stadium Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester M16 0RA
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
Winner of cup(s): 
History:
The club was founded as Newton Heath by members of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway company, but that team went bankrupt in 1902 leading to the formation of Manchester United. The club was known since the turn of the 20th century as United, but in the late 40's and early 50's when Talismanic manager Matt Busby led the team to its greatest successes, the media and fans referred to the club as "Busby's Babes." Sadly, in 1958, a airplane crash in Munich took the lives of seven players as well as injuring Busby himself. After the crash, Busby's Babes seemed inappropriate so a new name was sought. English rugby club Salford toured France wearing red shirts and became known as "The Red Devils". Busby liked the sound of it, thinking a devil was more intimidating to opponents than angelic babes. He declared Manchester United should also be known as the "The Red Devils" and soon the club began incorporating the devil logo into match programs and scarves. In 1970 the club badge was redesigned, but now with a devil in the center holding a pitch-fork.
| | | | | | Portsmouth | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.pompeyfc.co.uk
Founded: 1898
Nickname: Pompey
Stadium: Fratton Park
Stadium Address: Frogmore Road, Portsmouth PO4 8RA
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Located on the Southern coast of England, Portsmouth is England's major naval base on the English Channel. The nickname Pompey is not exactly well-defined. Some claim it relates to the French warship Le Pompee captured in 1793 which became guardship of Portsmouth Harbor. Other tales have it coming from General Pompey from the Roman Empire. While still others believe the name descends from English sailors in 1781 in Egypt scaling Pompey's Pillar near Alexandria. Their feat earned them the Fleet's tribute as 'The Pompey Boys'. Either way, Pompey and Portsmouth are interchangeable.
| | | | | | Stoke City | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.stokecityfc.com
Founded: 1863
Nickname: The Potters
Stadium: The Britannia Stadium
Stadium Address: Stanley Matthews Way, Trentham Lakes, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4EG
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Stoke City have long been considered the second-oldest Football League club, although uncertainty clouds the actual date of formation. In 1863 the story goes that former pupils of the Charterhouse School formed a football club while apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway works in Stoke. But little evidence exists of any matches taking place, even though at that time some form of soccer may have already existed in the area as the headmaster of Stoke St Peter's School, J. Thomas, was an active sportsman and secretary of the local Victoria Athletic Club.
| | | | | | Sunderland | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.safc.com
Founded: 1879
Nickname: Black Cats
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Stadium Address: Sunderland SR5 1SU
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
There is a song, made popular by Scottish football fans, that includes the line: "I'd walk a million miles for one of your goals." The history of Sunderland AFC starts in 1879, in Glasgow, and ends, so far, in 2005 at the Sunderland Stadium of Light. Whilst
the journey from Scotland's second city may not be far, perhaps a mere 150 miles, the 125-year route has probably taken the club's players, officials and fanatical support a million miles and beyond.
| | | | | | Tottenham Hotspur | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.spurs.co.uk
Founded: 1882
Nickname: Spurs
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Stadium Address: Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London N17 0AP
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
They took their name from the gallant adventures of Harry Hotspur, a Shakespeare character and Hotspur FC was born, soon changed to Tottenham Hotspur to avoid confusion with London Hotspur. The club used to play near Tottenham Court Road, hence the name, before moving to North London.
| | | | | | West Ham United | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.whufc.com
Founded: 1895
Nickname: Irons or Hammers
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Stadium Address: Green Street, Upton Park, London E13 9AZ
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Formed in 1895 as Thames Iron Works FC, turned professional in 1898, then in 1900 as West Ham United FC. Their stadium is also referred to as Upton Park, named after the surrounding area.
| | | | | | Wigan Athletic | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk
Founded: 1897
Nickname: Latics
Stadium: The DW Stadium
Stadium Address: Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan WN5 OUH
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
102 years of Association Football came to an end in May 1999, with the last ever game at Springfield Park being the Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg against Manchester City, which Latics drew 1-1.
| | | | | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.wolves.co.uk
Founded: 1877
Nickname: Wolves
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Stadium Address: Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton WV1 4QR
League: Premier League (Barclays Premier League)
History:
Another of the many clubs in the West Midlands, Wolves are located just north of Birmingham. they began as St. Luke's in 1877, but merged with a cricket club two years later called Wanderers. They have played at Molineux since 1889 although it has been refurbished many times. One of the best teams in England in the 1950's, financial problems drove them into the fourth division in the mid-80's. They were back in the top flight 20 years later.
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