Soccerword.com's favorite club nicknames
With fewer league games than normal due to world cup qualifying, soccerword.com is proud to fill the void by presenting our favorite nicknames from the lower divisions of English football.

1. Tractor Boys, Ipswich Town (Championship)
2. The Iron, Scunthorpe United (League Two)
3. Shakers, Bury (League Two)
4. Cobblers, Northampton Town(League Two)
5. Railwaymen, Crewe Alexandra (Championship)
6. Silkmen, Macclesfield Town (League Two)
7. Spireites, Chesterfield (League One)
8. Hatters, Luton Town (League One)
9. Red Imps, Lincoln City (League Two)
10. Quakers, Darlington (League Two)

While we're on the topic of nicknames, here is a list of the most obvious, unimaginative team nicknames.

1. Gillingham: Gills
2. Middlesbrough: Boro
3. West Ham: Hammers
4. Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs
5. Rochdale: The Dale

Editor's note: Swansea, known as the Swans, would have also made this list, but the antics of Swansea's crazy mascot, Cyril the Swan, are anything but unimaginative and obvious. Cyril is #5 on FourFourTwo's list of the 100 Biggest Football Nutters. That's got to count for something.