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The funniest football chants

By Simon Rice

With the football season now fully underway, fans can let out a sigh of relief as they return to the terraces from a long summer without the beautiful game.

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With this in mind, we bring together some of the wittiest and funniest football chants from around the grounds.

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chants
[info]jimfred wrote:
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 at 09:10 pm (UTC)
Plymouth Argyle fans at Brighton...."You dirty northern bastards".
"Ambrosia,la la la".
"My garden shed,my garden shed,is bigger than this".(Talking about the ground).
Re: chants
[info]fishboy20 wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 07:02 am (UTC)
The funniest I can remember first hand happened a few years ago at a cup match between Hereford and WBA at the Hawthorns. Hereford fans started to sing, " You're the shit of Birmingham". The Baggies fans quickly responded with " we don't live in Birmingham." The Hereford fans appeared momentarily dazed with the sudden revelation that the black country was in any way distinguishable from Birmingham. However, within a couple of seconds a new chant from the Hereford fans of "imitation brummies" was offered up, to which the fantastic baggies fans responded with laughter and good natured applause.
Re: chants - [info]the100thidiot - Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 08:40 am (UTC) Expand
Re: chants - [info]psy_clops - Thursday, 10 September 2009 at 11:51 am (UTC) Expand
Re: chants - [info]jimfred - Saturday, 12 September 2009 at 01:34 pm (UTC) Expand
(no subject) - [info]huangzhenzhen - Monday, 1 February 2010 at 02:07 am (UTC) Expand
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[info]stufromsaturday wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 08:41 am (UTC)
As always these things completely get it wrong.

"We've got Di Canio, you've got our stereos"

WEST HAM fans TO Liverpool fans.
Re: .
[info]raymondode wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 10:28 pm (UTC)
Was the West Ham chant not 'We've got Di Canio. You've got f**k allio.'
Personally I liked the chant the West Ham fans came out with after Van Persie's arrest in Holland. To the tune of rewind by the artful dodger:
Van-Per-sie when the girl says no molest her.
Re: .Celtic V Arsenal - [info]eamesy - Sunday, 30 August 2009 at 07:53 am (UTC) Expand
Celtic V Arsenal
[info]dino1980 wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 12:29 pm (UTC)
Celtic fans " We've got more Englishmen than you" Testimony to the fact that Arsenal had no British players on the park at anytime & Celtic palyed the whole game with Danny Fox at Left back!
Norwich
[info]rockinrog wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 12:35 pm (UTC)
Can't believe you left out, to the tune of The Addams Family:

Your father is your brother
Your sister is your mother
You like to shag each other
The Norwich family
Norfolk Christmas Sing Song
[info]don_jolly wrote:
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 at 02:44 pm (UTC)
Why Why WHY Deliah

Why Why Why?

And

Bernard Matthews plucks his birds
packs them up with champers
Doubles the price, lsells to the herds
as luxury gift christmas hampers

Surely number 6 should read "So are we"?
[info]lukegregory wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 04:37 pm (UTC)
West Ham fans in response to chants of "going down, going down"
Surely a smarter response would be "So are we"?
Re: Surely number 6 should read "So are we"?
[info]arsenal_girl_92 wrote:
Saturday, 23 January 2010 at 11:22 pm (UTC)
haha it took me a minute to get that but lol yeh thats a good one
Fulham vs Man City
[info]danerad wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 07:15 pm (UTC)
On seeing Craven Cottage on a sunny Saturday afternoon about 6 years ago I remember City fans chanting ( instead of "sh1t ground, no fans"), "Nice ground, some fans", and we lost 3-0.
Swindon Town
[info]prof_use wrote:
Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 09:38 pm (UTC)
With suitable dialectical pronounciation

Oi can't read
Oi can't write
but it don't really matter
'cos oi come down from Swindon Town
Roidin' on moy tractor

Goram
[info]mreugenides wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 03:22 am (UTC)
Not correct - it wasn't Celtic fans, first of all - I think it was Motherwell supporters - but, more to the point, Andy Goram "diagnosed with schizophrenia"? What? I'm surprised the right-on Indy would have thought it "funny" if the man had genuinely been mentally ill and supporters had mocked this fact.

No, Goram pulled out of a Scotland squad with the excuse that he was not "mentally right" to play in the match, or somesuch - but was present and correct in the Rangers goal the following Saturday.
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Re: Park - [info]jayrowe90efc - Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 11:45 am (UTC) Expand
Chants
[info]lambbalti wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 05:23 am (UTC)

From Newcastle:

I know it's a while since Newcastle were involved in a European campaign but I always thought " In your Monaco slums" to the tune of "In your Liverpool homes" was funny.

And " Speak faakin English , we only speak faakin' English" sung by various London/Southern teams in response to what was sung at them by the Newcastle supporters.
Re: Chants
[info]nortonm wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 09:42 am (UTC)
I think it might have been Charlton to MCFC to the tune of "Cheer up sleepy jean":
Cheer up Francis Lee,
Oh what can it mean, to be a
Fat Northern Bastard, with a
Shit Football Team
Re: Chants - [info]tallbendyman - Saturday, 2 January 2010 at 02:36 pm (UTC) Expand
Arsenal v Middlesboro
[info]weststand wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 09:32 am (UTC)
Best I've ever heard was during the classsic 5-3 game at highbury when arsenal were 1-3 down at halftime thanks for two from Joseph desire Job. The boro fans were chanting "one job in teeside, there's only one job in teeside" Genius! we were losing but i was laughing my head off much to the consternation of my fellow gooners!
Wimbledon
[info]keitho57 wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 07:10 pm (UTC)
Wimbledon fans used to sing re. Neil Shipperly, at that time their own captain (again to the Chimneysweep song from Mary Poppins)
"Ship Shipperly, Ship Shipperly, Ship Ship Sheroo,
You're not much good but then f--- it, you'll do".
Funniest Football Chants
[info]superhoopster wrote:
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 10:54 pm (UTC)
Dutch fans' banner at 1988 Euro Championship in Germany: "We've come to take our bicycles back."

Re: Funniest Football Chants
[info]macca70 wrote:
Saturday, 22 August 2009 at 08:16 am (UTC)
Have heard some classics from the tartan army; singing to the Italy fans "we're gonnae deep fry yer pizza's, deep fry yer pizza's" or standing under Eiffel tower before marching to the stadium in Paris 'it's just a big f***ing pylon"
Re: Funniest Football Chants - [info]dcro1 - Saturday, 22 August 2009 at 06:30 pm (UTC) Expand
Chester v Hull City
[info]sealandroad wrote:
Saturday, 22 August 2009 at 11:43 pm (UTC)
An FA Cup tie in the early 1990s. The multitude of Hull supporters proudly boast: "We are Hull! We are Hull! We are Hull!"

The home supporters dismissively respond with: "You are Hull, you are Hull, you are Hull."
Re: Chester v Hull City
[info]bizilux wrote:
Wednesday, 6 January 2010 at 08:31 pm (UTC)
yea that one was really great

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Brighton Fans at Millwall
[info]tallbendyman wrote:
Sunday, 23 August 2009 at 04:31 am (UTC)
We're going to get our ....ing heads kicked in,
We're going to get our ....ing heads kicked in

A cat, a cat, a cat a cat a cat - on a cat appearing by the pitch at a game way back.
Chants
[info]bignose1985 wrote:
Monday, 24 August 2009 at 10:30 am (UTC)
I have always loved "We're not very good, we're not very good, we're not very, we're not very, we're not very good". Straight to the point and brutally honest.
Burnley vs Liverpool FA Cup
[info]timdawg75 wrote:
Monday, 24 August 2009 at 10:39 am (UTC)
After Traore's balls-up on goal, Liverpool fans (to the tune of 'Blame it on the boogie':

"Don't blame it on Biscan, don't blame it on Finann, don't blame it on Haman, blame it on Traore.
He just can't, he just can't, he just can't control his feet..."
Rangers supporters to Celtic fans
[info]bignose1985 wrote:
Monday, 24 August 2009 at 10:41 am (UTC)
Ex-Celtic stalwart Johnny Doyle died whilst repairing some wiring in the loft of his house. At the same time Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin were riding high in the charts. This conincidental mix led to this possibly tasteless but nevertheless funny song by Rangers supporters:

"Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
but the lights went at the same time.
Glad I wasn't holding his hand
last night around half past nine.
It's my attic and I'll fry if I want to
fry if I want to,
fry if I want to,
You would fry too if it happened to you".

Ouch!
[info]jonnypc wrote:
Monday, 24 August 2009 at 01:07 pm (UTC)
To the tune of "Rebel Rebel":

Neville Neville, you play in defence,
Neville Neville, your future's immense,
Neville Neville, like Jacko you're bad,
Neville Neville is the name of your dad

Sang to Phil Neville in his early days playing for Manchester United, (his dad is called Neville Neville).
Dirty Leeds
[info]tg26 wrote:
Monday, 24 August 2009 at 03:18 pm (UTC)
Can't remember who the fans were but Leeds had just been relegated to League One with Dennis Wise as manager - to the tune of Lord of the Dance:

Wise, Wise whatever have you done
You've taken Leeds to Division One
You wont win a cup and you wont win a shield
And your biggest game will be Huddersfield

Also, Derby fans just after Northern Rock went bust - to the Newcastle fans: You should have banked with the Woolwich.
Torres and the animal 2x2 song
[info]bilalkabbs wrote:
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 10:33 am (UTC)
This is a brilliant take on this chant by Liverpool fans:

His armband proved he was a red
Torres, Torres
'You'll never walk alone', it said
Torres, Torres
We bought the lad from sunny Spain
He gets the ball, he scores again
Fer-nan-do Torres, Liverpool's number nine!

In response to that sung to Liverpool Fans:

He's half a girl, he's half a boy
Torres, Torres
He looks just like a tranvestite
Torres, Torres,
He wears a frock he loves the c.ock,
he sells his arse on Albert Dock,
Fer-nan-do Torres,
Carragher's bit on the side

quality or not?!!
Re: Torres and the animal 2x2 song
[info]mickey_modster wrote:
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 at 10:49 am (UTC)
Not only quality, but answers a question.
I saw some twat at a hotel I was recently staying at who had 'His armband proved he was a red
Torres, Torres' printed on the back of his Liverpool shirt (top quality hotel, I know) and I was wondering what it was all about, like
Nottingham Forest circa 1978
[info]droochus wrote:
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 12:33 pm (UTC)
All the entries are recent. But some of us remember the time Brian Clough put a wooden notice on the penalty spot at the Trent End before kick-off for a Forest top tier (Division One at the time) game. It read "No swearing please. Brian." Because the fans loved Cloughie they obliged.

Songs that day included "You're a naughty, you're a naughty, you're a naughty referee..."; and "A shot - he's missed - he must be rather drunk..."

There were other songs where Mary Poppins language was used instead of the usual swear words. The main stand had a good laugh about it and gave the Trent End several rounds of applause. Of course, Clough or no Clough things went back to normal at the next home game!
Not funny
[info]wiltonj wrote:
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 01:18 pm (UTC)
Not a single spark of wit or humour in the whole lot.
Old Wilsonians Young boys v Ponslethwaite Academicia
[info]old_broiler wrote:
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 02:58 pm (UTC)
When these two teams met it reminded me of the start of Hart To Hart: IT WAS MURDER!

The Academia fans would sing: "We're posh, we're toffs, we're really rather orf."

To which the Wilsonians fans would reply: "Ding-dong, bing bong."

That was back when 65,000 would turn up for games. These days they're lucky of 20,000 wander through the turnstiles.

Who said private education was a waste of time?

Funniest Football Chants
[info]foooooooleeeerm wrote:
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 08:29 am (UTC)
Spurs

I am surprised no one has remembered the old if tasteless chant to Martin Chivers as immortalised in The Glory Game by Hunter Davies, one of the best football books of all time.

To the tune of the old Platters number

They asked me how I knew
Chivers was a Jew
I of course replied
because he's circumcised
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