Club Badges.

[Scum-Triumphant]

I was intrigued why Wycombe have a swan with a chain round it’s neck on their badge.

While looking it up I found this website that has a history to all the club badges including ours

https://whatsbehindthebadge.com/inde...herham-united/

[Brin]

Very interesting but I nearly fell asleep half way through reading that lot….must be time for my afternoon grandad nap 😴

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Wycombe are so boring they’ve even chained down the wildlife

[great_fire]

The green background on the shield, the silver mitre, and the gold stags are derived from the arms and insignia of Thomas of Rotherham, Archbishop of York. He founded Jesus College, Rotherham.

Just as I was saying in another thread.

[Scum-Triumphant]

The green background on the shield, the silver mitre, and the gold stags are derived from the arms and insignia of Thomas of Rotherham, Archbishop of York. He founded Jesus College, Rotherham.

Just as I was saying in another thread.

That crossed my mind when I read it.

[great_fire]

REMAINS OF THE COLLEGE OF JESUS NOW ENCASED WITHIN NO 23 COLLEGE STREET AND NOS 2, 2A, 4, 6 AND 8 EFFINGHAM STREET

Founded 1482 by Archbishop Thomas Rotherham

https://historicengland.org.uk/listi...ial-list-entry

Dissolution of the monasteries was late 1530s.

So only part of the academic elite for less than 60 years.