Yobocop 1,442 Posted May 1 I’m sure I’ve seen this shirt before somewhere? also some inflatable canaries for good measure 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raunds canary 238 Posted May 1 Sadly they got relegated at the weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted May 1 Its like playing as Norwich on PES.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,274 Posted May 1 32 minutes ago, raunds canary said: Sadly they got relegated at the weekend Copying everything we do 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,823 Posted May 1 Wow. Never knew this - The Canaries Hitchin Town Football Club has been nicknamed 'The Canaries' since 1928. A canary bird first appeared on Hitchin Town F.C. shirts in 1949. Definitely copied us though, we've been THE Canaries since 1905.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,274 Posted May 1 Just now, lake district canary said: Definitely copied us though, we've been THE Canaries since 1905.... Have we? Citizens for a while, weren't we? I know the Canaries nickname came before the yellow shirts but my quite sure of the dates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,950 Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Robert N. LiM said: Have we? Citizens for a while, weren't we? I know the Canaries nickname came before the yellow shirts but my quite sure of the dates I think the nickname of the Canaries probably dates from the 1905-06 season where, with the club now playing in the Southern League and thus visiting more metropolitan places outside of East Anglia, the national press started to take interest in the club. It is suggested the nickname is due to one of the press trying to poke fun at the club misfiring. One of the equivalent of today's tabloid sports reporter made a passing "pisstake" comment about "the Canaries from Norwich" when reporting on one of their matches. Rather than rising to this it is posited the fans ironically decided to adopt the "pisstake" comment as there was already a perception of not being taken seriously by the national press. From the analysis on the Norwich City - Historical Football Kits (historicalkits.co.uk) site, the Canary is first said to appear on the club's official kit in 1907-08 season. The archives however suggest the above is based on a team photograph from 1913-14 which had been mislabelled! But without the benefit of time travel, no-one seems to know. Again from the same site the 1913-14 kit. But the Archives suggest the Canary only appeared on the shirts worn during the pre-season posed team photographs as it goes on to say "... a photograph from [a rare photographed] match shows the Canary badge was not incorporated into the [match] shirts". The next time the Canary was sewn on the club's shirts was not until 1923-24, but ironically on Blue & White kits! This seems to be a nod to the club's nickname, in an aim to differentiate the club from others. Or more likely, defend itself from the anger of the supporters upset with the radical change in team colours. The reversion to green and yellow shirts following these season meant the Canary badge did not appear on shirts again until after the war! It was only from season 1947-48 that the Canary featured on every shirt the club played in thereon. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 1,039 Posted May 1 When I was in Hitchin a couple of months ago I did have to do a double take when walking past their tourist information centre as they has a load of norwich scarves and stuff in the window.... turns out they weren't Norwich... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewNestCarrow 290 Posted May 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, shefcanary said: I think the nickname of the Canaries probably dates from the 1905-06 season where, with the club now playing in the Southern League and thus visiting more metropolitan places outside of East Anglia, the national press started to take interest in the club. It is suggested the nickname is due to one of the press trying to poke fun at the club misfiring. One of the equivalent of today's tabloid sports reporter made a passing "pisstake" comment about "the Canaries from Norwich" when reporting on one of their matches. Rather than rising to this it is posited the fans ironically decided to adopt the "pisstake" comment as there was already a perception of not being taken seriously by the national press. From the analysis on the Norwich City - Historical Football Kits (historicalkits.co.uk) site, the Canary is first said to appear on the club's official kit in 1907-08 season. The archives however suggest the above is based on a team photograph from 1913-14 which had been mislabelled! But without the benefit of time travel, no-one seems to know. Again from the same site the 1913-14 kit. But the Archives suggest the Canary only appeared on the shirts worn during the pre-season posed team photographs as it goes on to say "... a photograph from [a rare photographed] match shows the Canary badge was not incorporated into the [match] shirts". The next time the Canary was sewn on the club's shirts was not until 1923-24, but ironically on Blue & White kits! This seems to be a nod to the club's nickname, in an aim to differentiate the club from others. Or more likely, defend itself from the anger of the supporters upset with the radical change in team colours. The reversion to green and yellow shirts following these season meant the Canary badge did not appear on shirts again until after the war! It was only from season 1947-48 that the Canary featured on every shirt the club played in thereon. To put a little flesh on the the above: The earliest known written association of NCFC with 'canaries' was April 1905 in the 'Norwich Mercury', when it referred to the City v Lynn match below (though note the formal use of "Cits") A more formal use of nickname followed in May No sign of Canary on shirts used for 1907/08 lineup Canary crests appear on the shirts used for the 1913/14 lineup (below) Edited May 1 by NewNestCarrow addition 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,950 Posted May 1 The Hatters were originally the Strawplaiters then! I wonder if Stockport fans will try and reclaim their nickname! Looks like Lungi was on the bench then as well! 🤣 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted May 1 1 hour ago, NewNestCarrow said: To put a little flesh on the the above: The earliest known written association of NCFC with 'canaries' was April 1905 in the 'Norwich Mercury', when it referred to the City v Lynn match below (though note the formal use of "Cits") A more formal use of nickname followed in May No sign of Canary on shirts used for 1907/08 lineup Canary crests appear on the shirts used for the 1913/14 lineup (below) They say this was the season Ashley Barnes first started his career.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz Sparks 1,558 Posted May 1 20 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: They say this was the season Ashley Barnes first started his career.. Funnily enough, I always see him as a bit of "Tommy Atkins" type of guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 2,014 Posted May 1 4 hours ago, cornish sam said: When I was in Hitchin a couple of months ago I did have to do a double take when walking past their tourist information centre as they has a load of norwich scarves and stuff in the window.... turns out they weren't Norwich... Hitchin has a tourist information centre? What the hell for? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 1,039 Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, Mr Angry said: Hitchin has a tourist information centre? What the hell for? Seemingly selling knock off Norwich gear... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 3,081 Posted May 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, cornish sam said: Seemingly selling knock off Norwich gear... Wondered who it was that was buying up all of the old stock a few years ago in that sale at the Castle Mall that caused a tadoo as folks were shovelling sacks of stuff away only to pop it online at RRP... turns out it was the Hitchin tourist information! Also, slightly silly question perhaps... when did it become the norm to have a club badge? And who was the first team to put one on their shirt? Edited May 1 by chicken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,950 Posted May 1 58 minutes ago, chicken said: Also, slightly silly question perhaps... when did it become the norm to have a club badge? And who was the first team to put one on their shirt? Origins are discussed here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 2,014 Posted May 1 An article here about clubs with stars on their badges, looks like they missed one club out for some reason 🤣 https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/what-are-the-stars-above-football-badges-reason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 3,081 Posted May 1 5 minutes ago, shefcanary said: Origins are discussed here. Interesting. So it wasn't at all regular, even amongst a squad for a fair while then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,442 Posted May 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mr Angry said: Hitchin has a tourist information centre? What the hell for? It’s a great town, don’t ask me what it’s famous for as I couldn’t tell you lol Edited May 1 by Yobocop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewNestCarrow 290 Posted May 1 1 hour ago, chicken said: Also, slightly silly question perhaps... when did it become the norm to have a club badge? And who was the first team to put one on their shirt? I think the extract above comes from this: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sites/default/files/associated_downloads/The Beautiful Badge Sample.pdf As for regular use, even in the late 1960s and early 1970s clubs were not all using crests on their shirts https://www.seagullsprogrammes.co.uk/flr-volume-five Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,442 Posted May 1 Some brilliant debate and discussion on here, love seeing some of the old stuff 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,274 Posted May 2 10 hours ago, Yobocop said: Some brilliant debate and discussion on here, love seeing some of the old stuff Yes, fab posts from @shefcanary and @NewNestCarrow - thanks so much. Didn't realise the canary went back that far. And love the idea of Luton being the strawplaiters. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
