Only A Real Football Fan Can Match These Logos To The Premier League Team
- by Andrew Pollard
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To many, the England's Premier League is seen as the most exciting and entertaining football leagues in the entire world. As such, the EPL is watched by billions of people across the globe on a weekly basis, with the revenue streams generated constantly reaching even higher astronomical figures with each passing season.
Before we get in to the meat of the quiz, though, it's best to clear up one small matter. Yes, I'm talking about the whole football/soccer debate. While the majority of the world refer to the sport as football, here we'll refer to it as soccer from here-on out due to a higher percentage of readers being North American-based. Just for the record, for this particular writer it's always been and always will be simply football. For the following pages, however, it's soccer.
Created back in 1992, the Premier League is these days made up of 20 teams. Since its inception - which initially had it as a 22-team division - the Premier League has featured 49 different teams, with nine of the founding members having never been relegated.
Enough facts and stats for you? Right, let's get to it. Here we have 25 badges or logos of Premier League teams. Of course, with the division only made up of 20 teams, that means five of the featured logos are actually for former Premier League teams just to keep things interesting.
Think you're an expert in the Premier League? Well, take a look at these 25 logos - which have had the names of the teams (painstakingly!) removed - and see if you're as much of a so-called expert as you regularly tell your friends.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
It's only fair to get things started off here with an easy one. An extremely, extremely easy one. So, there's a lot of red here, a bit of a gold-ish yellow, a ship and its sails, and then some sort of red demon holding a trident. Oh, and soccer balls. Two soccer balls. It's a swanky looking badge and logo, and it's one of the most instantly recognizable in the Premier League - so go on, get this out of the way and select the correct answer.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Another early question, another easy question. Don't worry, things will get a little trickier as the quiz progresses through its full set of 25 logos, but we're in a kind mood here so have decided to dish out some early easy ones in order to raise your confidence - before obviously swiping that confidence away, of course. So, we've got an animal of some sort holding a staff or sceptre in its grasp, but which team is this the logo for?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Is it a house? Is it a turret? Is it a lighthouse? Is it something else entirely? You can make your own mind up on that one. But what's that at the bottom of this logo? Why, it's a nice piece of Latin. A quick translation of 'nil satis nisi optimum' means 'nothing but the best is good enough'. Are you at your best here, though? If you can guess which team this represents then chances are you could well be.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
What is there really to say about this logo. There's a cannon. A big, big cannon. An old school cannon, in fact. Yep, those cannons - you don't see many of those these days, which would suggest that this team could well have a stepped and lengthy history. Then there's a red background, a couple of different shades of red, actually, and a bit of a rim around the badge. Which English Premier League team does this all represent, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
A boat! Well, I guess it'd be more correct to call it a ship. Either way, whatever you want to label it, that's what's the focal point of this particular crest. With that said, there is something else competing for attention underneath the surface. What is it? Your guess is as good as ours, for it just looks like some odd shape. Regardless of the items adorning this particular logo, more important is whether you're able to correctly identity the team it represents.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
You might want to call it a chicken. Hell, you could even label it a partridge or A.N. Other generic bird of your choosing. Truth be told, it looks more like a cockerel or rooster depending on which corner of the world you're from. Said bird is clearly a talented sort, though, for they're expertly balancing on a soccer ball. You can make your own cock and ball joke, we're sure, but are you able to remember which Premier League team this represents?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
For anyone that's ever been to a soccer match or even watched one from the comfort of their own home, you'll be well aware that one of the staples of the game where the supporters and fans are concerned is a trusty scarf in the colors of your team. And that's exactly what's included on this particular logo. Not just a scarf, for there's also a tree, a flower, and a halo. Quite the mix, no? Can you guess which team this is, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Is it something abstract and mysterious, or is it simply as basic as it looks? You could say that this maybe looks a tad like an S, maybe like a snake even, or quite possibly it's a swan. If you know the answer to this one then it really couldn't be any simpler, but for those who are maybe not as well versed in the Premier League, this could be a tad trickier for them. Which team is this then?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Wow. Really, how can you explain this logo and make it sound any kind of exciting?!?! You realise that we can't just leave these little blurb boxes blank and simply show you the picture on its own, right? If so, you'll understand why we're merely put word after word here in the hope of making this bland and basic badge sound any sort of exciting or interesting. It's some stripes, a little swirl underneath. That's it! So, which team is it?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
You could most certainly say that this is a mighty, mighty easy one to guess. It's clearly a football club, as labelled on the crest here. It's also a side who were established way back in 1892. Added to that, you can throw in an ugly old bird and the mantra of "You'll never work alone". You know you know the answer to this. Hell, we here at TheQuiz know you know the answer. So go on, click the correct answer.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
At a first glance, you may think that this logo has a cool sort of retro feel to it in how part of it almost looks like an old 8-bit or 16-bit video game. In amongst the action, there's a beast of sorts taking centre-stage, while at the top of the badge is a proudly positioned bird. It's a nice looking logo and one which this team's fans are extremely proud of. More importantly, though, is just which team is on display here?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a... oh wait, yeah, it's totally, totally a bird. In fact, it's a bird complete with its wings spread out while seemingly swooping down to grab a soccer ball below. If you just so happened to be on the pitch while this bird of prey swooped down from the ether to grab the ball from your feet, it'd clearly be a bit of a shock to the system. Which team is this, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Some blue, some white, a flower and an animal. That's the basic formula shown here. The fox is clearly the star of the show, standing loud and proud, front and centre. Having painstakingly removed the team's name from this badge - and trust us, this one was more of a pain that the others for some reason - the badge is a clean, classy one that instantly catches your eye for its crisp design. Can you match the badge to the correct team, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Here we have seahorses in their most literal sense. Yep, that's two seahorses complete with full horses heads and manes. Then there appears to be some sort of turret, a little flag, and some other creature perched up there as well. Safe to say, there's an awful lot going on with this logo - and surprisingly it all actually somehow manages to work and not look as stupid as it could given the basic ingredients involved. So, which team is represented here?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
In the world of soccer, the use of stars on a badge or logo is usually used to signify the winning of some prestigious trophies - most notably some international teams using the stars to showcase just how many World Cups they've won. With this badge being for a club side, obviously that rules out the World Cup as a prize, but the team in question have seemingly won three trophies of some sort. So, which team's badge is on display here?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Again, another badge, another slightly bizarre use of symbolism. To many, it may look like a few hammers, while other people may see something more akin to the infamous ice pick used by Sharon Stone in the Basic Instinct picture of yesteryear. Throw in some claret-cum-maroon and a bit of blue, and voila - you have yet another soccer team's logo! It may be basic, it may be simple, but it definitely does the job. Which team is this for, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
What else is there to say about this particular logo other than it's a person heading a soccer ball. That's it - a head, a ball, and then some simple striped design on the right side of the badge. Yep, that's all there is to this basic, to the point design. Still, it manages to look impressive and it definitely does the job for its team. A tad trickier, mind, is whether you can remember or work out which of these teams this logo is for?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Like some of the other logos featured here in this quiz, this is yet another one that has a star incorporated into its design. And remember, a star is usually indicative of a famed cup victory at some point throughout the club's lengthy history. Next to said star, of course, is a lion of sorts with its best fierce face on. Oh, and "prepared". Yep, prepared is a part of this badge. For which team is this badge used, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
When it comes to badges and logos, to most people this one here is deemed as a rather ugly design. Yellow and blue, an odd shape, a few diagonal lines thrown in for good measure, too. Then, of course, there's a flower - seemingly a rose - placed towards the top of the badge. To be honest, many of the team's fans aren't even too keen on this particular badge design. More importantly, though, can you tell which team this is for?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a... oh right, we've already used that awful, cheesy attempt at humor on another entry in this quiz. So yeah, it's a bird. It's definitely, definitely a bird. A bird with some sort of foliage or even nest underneath its claws. Then there's some stripes, plenty and plenty of stripes. This right here is a rather nice badge, truth be known. Can you tell which team this is representative of, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
You may call it a stag, you may even call it a deer, or we're sure there's plenty of other creatures out there who could fit the bill of what's on show on this particular badge. It's an impressive beast, nonetheless, and then there's the sharp, angled design of the badge, complete with yellow, black and even a little bit of red. Classy, dignified and rather stylish, how good the badge looks is a tad irrelevant if you can't guess which team this is from.
Which Premier League Team Is This?
1887. That's a long, long time ago. In fact, that's 130 years ago, to be more precise. While the year is clearly on display here, there are also a couple of friendly looking fellas and even, of course, some sort of dragon-esque beastie involved to clearly protect the nice chaps from any threats that could be lurking in the shadows. And does it get any more badass than a dragon? Simple answer, nope! Do you know which team's logo this is, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
If you've learnt anything from this quiz, it's likely that soccer team's logos love to use animals, vehicles, dates and Latin. For the Latin part, "Salubritas Et Industria" translates as "Health And Industry", while the date of 1879 suggests that this team have been around for a mighty long town. As for the vehicle, is that a train? Then there's the animal, this time a bird that appears to possibly be a robin. So, whose badge is on display here?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
If you look at this badge design, it could almost be used as some street of street sign or public announcement signal. The circular design, the basic colors - that all screams street sign to many people. The only difference is that, yes, there's a big ol' bird slapped right in the middle of this logo. Some may save it's a dove, others may say it's a seagull, and we're sure there's plenty of other white birds out there that this could be. Which soccer team's badge is this, though?
Which Premier League Team Is This?
A little bit of a curveball, you say? Quite possibly. While many of the badges and logos showcased in this quiz may be instantly recognizable to even casual fans of the English Premier League, some, of course, are a little trickier than others. And this right here, at least to some people, may prove to be one of the more tricky logos to guess. Take a good look at it, take your time, and then see if you can guess which team this represents.