Fascinating photos show footy fans across the country whose jobs are their teams' nicknames

5 years ago
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These fascinating photos show football fans across the country whose JOBS are also their teams' nicknames - with many of the trades now dying out. The footy fans and their careers are a lasting legacy of the working class routes of the English Football League - which is ending this weekend. There is a pottery maker in Stoke-on-Trent where Championship side Stoke - The Potters - play. There is specialist knife maker in Sheffield, where both local Championship clubs have been nicknamed The Blades during different eras.

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