Have you ever wondered where your favourite terrace slogans actually came from? Most of them probably seemed sensible at the time... View 2 Images Sheffield United goalie William 'Fatty' Foulke in 1901 (Image: Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Footballers have been banned from saying “come on lads”, as the Daily Star reported yesterday. ‌

Chiefs at the Berks and Bucks FA have decreed that it’s an offensive rallying cry and should be replaced by “come on team.” ‌

But where does that leave all the sport’s other lingo we shout on match day ? Here we pitch in with some facts about the nation’s top football anthems and chants… ‌

‘You’ll never walk alone!’ The song was adopted by Liverpool FC fans after Gerry and the Pacemakers had a No1 hit with it in 1963.

A favourite of

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