Have you ever wondered why there’s a Tottenham ‘Hotspur’ and a Sheffield ‘Wednesday’? Or why Leeds United are the Peacocks? Read on to find out… View 3 Images Wycombe Wanderers are known as the Chairboys, obviously (Image: Getty Images)

Darts star Tim Pusey has been banned from using his saucy nickname at the World Championship, as the Daily Star revealed last week. For some reason, contest bosses don’t want him going by ‘The Magnet’. ‌

But there’s a proud tradition of nicknames in the sports world – just look at our football clubs. Here we reveal the stories behind some of the strangest… ‌

The Pensioners

You might know them as the Blues, but Chelsea FC’s original nickname was a bit more creative. It came from the Chelsea pensioners – retired British Army members

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