Ranking the United's of Soccer
Ranking the “United” football Club names
Ok - Manchester United is the standard bearer. Most famous united in the word and arguably the most famous club in the world
But what about the other uniteds?
There are a lot of City’s and Town’s and Rangers and Rovers out there too
Plug the Vamos United shirt from Pop-sketch designs
MLS: DC United is the original MLS united and they kind of picked it back in the 90’s when US clubs we choosing nicknames like NY/NJ Metrostars and New England Revolution and Tampa Bay Mutiny
Since that time:
Philadelphia Union - close but doesn’t count
Minnesota United FC — do not pass go, do not collect $200 dollars
Atlanta United FC — at least the sold their building out from the get go — but still
Sheffield United was the first club called “United”. Man U was founded 11 years earlier but were called Newton Heath LYR Football Club
Newcastle United, Leeds United, West Ham United, Oxford United, Colchester United, Peterborough United, Rotherham United, Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Torquay United, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Chesterfield United
Maidenhead United, Maidstone United
AFC Telford United, Banbury United, Boston United, Redditch United, Basford United, Welling United, Ebbsfleet United, Hastings United, Basildon United, East Thurrock United, Felixstowe & Walton United, Tooting & Mitchum United, Ashford United, Sheppey United
HASHTAG UNITED - founded by a YouTube celebrity Spencer Carmichael-Brown in 2016 - Nickname “the Tags”
The started in the 10th divisions and 4 seasons later they are up to the 8th level of the pyramid
I have a 9th division team named Biggleswade United - the united’s never end in England
Scottish Premiership: Dundee United
Ayr United - “the honest men” - second level
5th division - Formartine United and Turriff United (highland league)
5th division - Bo’ness United (lowland league) — they is a team in that league called the Civil Service Strollers. they are based in Edinburgh and play at a 1,500 person field with 100 seats — Hey Ryan Reynolds and Rob McIlenhy - you want to impress us - -turn the Civil Service Strollers into a winner on FX
There are more united below the 5th division - but I’ll give it a rest
Northern Ireland - Ballymena United and Ballinamallard United and blow them Limavady United and Tonermore United
Republic of Ireland - Drogheda United and Galway United and Treaty United (out of Limerick)
Wales - Flint Town United and Pontypridd United. Below them Barry Town United and Goytre United and a bunch of united below them
Canada - York United FC out of Toronto
New Zealand - Cantebury United, Hawke’s Bay United, Waitakere United (former team WaiBOP united, southern united and tasman united)
Australia - Adelaide United, Western United
South Africa - Chippa United, Maritburg United, Sekhukhune United
India - super league - NorthEast United