English Football Team Anthems & Chants Quiz

Answer: Southampton

The nickname of Southampton is "The Saints" so it seemed appropriate that they adopted the Dixie jazz tune "When the Saints Go Marching In" as their anthem. The tune was made popular by Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong in the 1930s and was adopted by the Saint's supporters in the 1950s. Many other teams have made claim to this song as their anthem over the years.

Answer: Derby County

Steve Bloomer was Derby County's record goal scorer with 331 goals and also scored 28 times for England. The song "Steve Bloomer's Watchin' " is based on an Australian Rules Football song and the lyrics were altered by two Derby fans in 1996. The song became the official club anthem in 1997. A bronze bust of Bloomer sits inside the stadium at Pride Park.

Answer: Chelsea

"Blue is the Colour" was released by Chelsea team prior to their appearance in the League Cup Final in 1972.It ultimately reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. They have always worn blue shirts and their shorts were changed to blue in the 1960s.

Answer: Leeds United

"Marching On Together" was released as a record in 1972 to commemorate Leeds reaching the F.A. Cup Final and sung by the squad and fans. It stayed in the UK Single Charts for 13 weeks and is also known as "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"
It was re-released in 2010 when Leeds were promoted but only lasted one week in the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Liverpool

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a song from the musical "Carousel" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Many artists have recorded the song since then, including Gerry and the Pacemakers, a Liverpool group. The record, released in 1963 went to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and became the signature anthem for Liverpool as well as other football teams around the world.

Answer: Manchester City

Manchester City fans adopted the song "Blue Moon" in the 1989/90 season and has been sung ever since. City's winless away record is 34 games from Feb 86 to Oct 87, until they finally won 2-0 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Cup. "Blue Moon" was a reference to City only winning "once in a blue moon"!
"Blue Moon-MCFC" is an unofficial Manchester City website.

Answer: West Ham United

"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" was first published in 1919 and written by John Kellette, an American songwriter. A former West Ham manager introduced the song to the club in the 1920s and it has been sung ever since by the loyal supporters! The club also have bubble machines which release bubbles onto the pitch at the start of the home matches.

Answer: Everton

Everton appeared in three consecutive F.A. Cup finals in 1984-85-86 and released a new club song for each one. "The Boys in Blue" was released in 1984, "Spirit of the Blues" in 1985 and "Here We Go" in 1986 when they played their Merseyside rivals Liverpool. Their long time anthems are "It's A Grand Old Team" and the theme from the TV series "Z Cars".

Answer: Manchester United

In February 1958, Manchester United players were involved in the "Munich Air Disaster" when their plane crashed in attempting take off from Munich airport. Twenty three people died, of which eight were players, part of the "Busby Babes". The chant "We'll Never Die", written by players and fans to commemorate this tragedy, is sung to pay tribute to all those who died that day and in the following weeks.

The song "Glory Glory Man United" was released by the team prior to their 1983 F.A. Cup Final appearance and is regarded as the official anthem of the club.

Answer: Crystal Palace

"Glad All over" was a song released in 1963 by the British pop group Dave Clark Five and adopted by Crystal Palace fans singing it throughout the game. The team released a cover version in 1990 for their F.A. Cup final appearance. The song has been since adopted by other football and rugby teams.