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Nov 2021
12:23pm, 24 Nov 2021
11,186 posts
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Joopsy
I was born in a S postcode, I’m still not supporting Wednesday.
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Nov 2021
12:30pm, 24 Nov 2021
3,989 posts
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Goofee
Born, a choice of QPR, Chelsea or Fulham, I went to QPR who lost to Arsenal in the first game I ever attended.
Typical Rangers!
Reminiscent of when I took my son, then aged 5, to his first match, Reading vs QPR, the wrong team won as a result he declared himself a Reading fan and never once wavered despite all kinds of psychological pressure. Mind you, he was born in Reading so it's fair enough!
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Nov 2021
12:33pm, 24 Nov 2021
26,166 posts
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Nicholls595
My 4 nearest clubs are Derby (never going to happen), Mansfield, Notts County and Forest.
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Nov 2021
12:42pm, 24 Nov 2021
2,408 posts
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GeneHunt59
No hard data to back up my claim, but going back to 1974 in my Essex new town, most supported London clubs and roughly in this order, (back of the envelope calculation). 1. Spurs, 2. West Ham & Chelsea (too close to split), 3. Arsenal, 4. QPR, (not far behind). Plus a smattering of Leyton Orient. There was an unhealthy number of 'Cockney Reds' - Man U have been popular here from well before then. Can't think of any real Liverpool presence.
As of today. Man U has increased even more. Liverpool gone from being off the radar to significant local support. Arsenal have moved up the ranks, plus Chelsea post Abramovich takeover have undoubtedly increased too.
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Nov 2021
12:59pm, 24 Nov 2021
24,278 posts
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TROSaracen
Growing up my local clubs were Brentford and QPR. Most kids at school supported QPR (who were massive at the time - Gerry Francis etc era) or Liverpool for the glory hunters.
West Ham came from my wider family, native East Enders who were part of the move East when the docks etc closed, so older members were still West Ham, younger had gone for the local team Southend with a soft spot for the Hammers.
I guess at least I lucked out picking West Ham over Southend....
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Nov 2021
1:01pm, 24 Nov 2021
2,513 posts
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Fitz
Not sure whether we're from the same Essex new town GH59, but in my school-daze in Harlow it was all Spurs or West Ham (makes sense as there was a lot of relocation from north and east London), Arsenal well-represented and very popular among the Irish dads, a good few Man U but no other clubs sufficiently well-supported to be statistically significant 
I was born nearest to Orient (hence they're my #2 team) but dragged up closest to / easiest to get to Spurs.
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Nov 2021
1:08pm, 24 Nov 2021
2,409 posts
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GeneHunt59
Same town Fitz. I was born in Leytonstone not far from the Orient. We moved when I was 15 months old so no memories, but always had a soft spot for the 'Os'.
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Nov 2021
1:25pm, 24 Nov 2021
11,187 posts
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Joopsy
Growing up in Worksop there were two Man United fans in our primary school, me and my older brother.
About 90% Liverpool with the odd Leeds, Wednesday and Forest thrown in.
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Nov 2021
3:06pm, 24 Nov 2021
6,870 posts
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bigleggy
Born in Liverpool so support Everton. What other choice did I have apart from Everton reserves ?
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Nov 2021
3:20pm, 24 Nov 2021
32,438 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
Tranmere?
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