Come On You Lambs

[Lullapie]

I just found out that Notts’ original nickname was ‘The Lambs’.

[Elite_Pie]

Have a read of this:

https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?p=39921835

[slack_pie]

Makes sense given how many times we've been slaughtered.

[Old_pie]

I had made a note many years ago from a poster, Feeb (not been seen for a long while?):

04 Jul 2011 10:30
re: O/T Why were we nicknamed "the lambs" ...
feeb's avatarPosts: 5,021

A group of followers of Notts County in the 1870-80s were a notorious Family Gang who surname was Lamb, they originated from the narrow marsh area of nottingham, an area which basically was the wild west of its time, and which they ruled , even the police were very cautious about going into this area,
with the instructions that in even in daylight hours two policemen should go in together.
the Lambs and their followers were also fans of Bendigo who came from this area, and were noted for their fighting drunkeness and rowdyness.
for some reason Notts were labelled with the Tag of 'the Lambs' because of these Fans,. however wanting to distance them selves from these rowdys as football was becoming a higher profile sport and prior to entering the foootball league, the name was dropped in favour of the new chosen name of The Magpies

[SmiffyPie]

The Bendigo book "Bold as a Lion" is a really good read (big adventure as a kid going across the colliery fields to Bestwood and visiting "Bendigo's Ring" It was a bit of a dare 'cos those Bestwood lads would give you a hiding if they caught you!). I could believe the Notts Lambs name came from Bendigo's Lambs despite the "Toffs" theory about our origins. Nothing like a good bit of PR to unsettle your opponents!

[i961pie]

I just found out that Notts’ original nickname was ‘The Lambs’.

When I was a kid in the late 50s there used to be cards with bubblegum about all teams and their nicknames and Notts were called the Lambs on them.

[SmiffyPie]

When I was a kid in the late 50s there used to be cards with bubblegum about all teams and their nicknames and Notts were called the Lambs on them.

Must have had lot's of pictures on! It was only Fenton Drive lads that could read.

[i961pie]

Must have had lot's of pictures on! It was only Fenton Drive lads that could read.

😂😂

[Lullapie]

When I was a kid in the late 50s there used to be cards with bubblegum about all teams and their nicknames and Notts were called the Lambs on them.

I never knew. It popped up on Facebook. I wish I'd copied and paste it on here as there were quite a few teams that had weird nicknames .

[i961pie]

I never knew. It popped up on Facebook. I wish I'd copied and paste it on here as there were quite a few teams that had weird nicknames .

For my eternal shame my nickname originated from a 1959 fa cup final Forest player😥