What is on the Watford badge?

In 1974 the design was changed to depict Harry the Hornet, the club’s mascot. The club’s nickname remains, but in 1978 the hornet crest was replaced by a depiction of a hart – a male red fallow deer– on a yellow and black background. A hart represents the town’s location in the county of Hertfordshire.

Why is there a moose on Watford FC badge?

Why, if their nickname is The Hornets, do Watford have a moose on their club badge? asked Martyn Amos. “The moose is actually a hart – a male deer – which represents the hart part of Hertfordshire,” says Tim Beesley, from Berkhamsted, Herts.

What are Watford fans called?

The Hornets
Watford’s nickname is ‘The Hornets’, the nickname was chosen by the club’s supporters because they play in yellow and black. A hornet is a type of large wasp. There used to be a hornet on the club badge but it was replaced by a hart, which is an old-fashioned word for ‘stag’, which is a male deer.

Why are Brentford called the bees?

Brentford’s nickname is “The Bees”. The nickname was unintentionally created by students of Borough Road College in the 1890s, when they attended a match and shouted the college’s chant “buck up Bs” in support of their friend and then-Brentford player Joseph Gettins.

Why are Everton called the Toffees?

Everton’s nickname is the Toffees, or sometimes the Toffeemen. This comes from one of two toffee shops that were located in Everton village at the time the club was founded. Both Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House and Old Mother Nobletts Toffee Shop claim to have started off the nickname.

What teams play Z Cars?

It was soon adopted by fans of the First Division football club Everton, who are based in Liverpool near where the programme supposedly took place. The theme tune is still played as the team come out onto the pitch at the beginning of all their home matches.