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Initially a dark maroon, a lighter shade was chosen for the start of the 1902–03 season and also resulted in the club's nickname "the Robins" appearing in print for the first time in programme notes for the first game. [78] The nickname is a reference to the former name of the European robin – "redbreast".
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Cheltenham has a history of football prior to The Robins. In 1849, the first use of three official referees in a match, two in field and one in tribune, was recorded in the town. However, the modern club was founded in 1887 by Albert Close White, a local teacher.
Bideford Association Football Club is a football club based in Bideford, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at the Sports Ground. The club are nicknamed "The Robins" due to their all-red strip.
The Robins, a nickname for Swindon Town Football Club, based in England, because of their red playing kit; Swindon Robins, English Motorcycle Speedway team; Brighton Robins, Australian rules football club based in Tasmania; Kermandie Robins, Australian rules football club in Tasmania; Peekskill Robins, formerly the Stamford Robins, American ...
Bracknell Town Football Club is a football club based in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association and nicknamed The Robins , [ 3 ] they are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division South and play their home matches at Bottom Meadow in Sandhurst .