Football chant

"Football Song" redirects here. For the song by Chumbawamba, see here.

A football chant, also referred to as a terrace chant, is a term that refers to songs or chants sung at football (American "soccer") matches. They can be historic, dating back to the formation of the club, adaptions of popular songs, or spontaneous reactions to events on the pitch. They are one of the last remaining sources of an oral folk song tradition in the United Kingdom. Traditions vary from country to country and from team to team, but they are generally used either to encourage the home team or slight the opposition. It should be noted, that not only do fans sings songs to directly slight the opposition they are playing that day, many teams sing songs about their club rivals, even if they are not playing them.

Chant Laureate

On 11 May 2004, Jonny Hurst was chosen as England's first "Chant Laureate". Barclaycard set up the competition to choose a Chant Laureate, to be paid £10,000 to tour Premier League stadia and compose chants for the 2004-05 football season. The judging panel was chaired by the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, who said "What we felt we were tapping into was a huge reservoir of folk poetry."

In Australia

The tune of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus is used primarily in Australia for "You're a wanker! You're a wanker!", aimed at controversial players by opposing fans.

Sydney FC fans routinely sing an altered version of The Beatles' popular song Hey Jude, adding the word Sydney in during the chorus.

Melbourne Victory fans often sing the main riff of Seven Nation Army after scoring a goal.

The fans of A-League based side Wellington Phoenix, chant a slower and shortened version of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.

In Italy

A common Italian chant would is the hymm to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. Oh Ohohohoh Oh (and repeated several times.) In Italian football, it is also common to sing the home team (or supporting team's) name followed by a closing words or sounds. For example, Juventus fans would chant: JUVE JUVE HAAAA while Inter fans sing the chorus to "Pazza Inter" by singing AMALA, PAZZA INTER, AMALA. This chant is also used by Melbourne Victory fans in Australia, the chant is used after a goal is scored.

In the United Kingdom

British football has a wide range of chants; some are specific to certain clubs, whilst others are used by almost all fans. The tunes, and sometimes the words, are often based on well-known songs.

Chants based on hymns

Several football chants are based on hymns, with Cwm Rhondda (also known as Guide me, O thou great redeemer) being one of the most popular tunes to copy. Amongst others, it has spawned the songs Can we play you every week?? (sung at opposition teams, usually a team currently performing poorly).

Lord of the Dance spawned Carefree, a chant particularly associated with Chelsea, (Liverpool fans recently adapted it to be an anti-Chelsea chant with the lyrics You ain't got no history/five European cups and eigheen leagues/that's what we call history whilst there have been various adaptations of When The Saints Go Marching In. Another version of Lord of the Dance was sung by fans of Heart of Midlothian during their successful Scottish Cup campaign of 1997-98, culminating in their win over Glasgow Rangers. Lord of the Dance is also the tune for the controversial Tottenham song abusing Sol Campbell.

Chants based on pop songs

Several football chants are based on pop songs. Go West is one of the most popular, with its tune used for 1-0 to the Arsenal' (or other teams winning by various scores), Stand Up, Les Reed and No noise from the pasta boys (coined by Ipswich Town fans during their home win against Inter.) amongst others. He's got a pineapple on his head was a parody of He's Got the Whole World in His Hands aimed at Jason Lee due to his distinctive hairstyle. Hi Ho Silver Lining has been adapted by several clubs, Firstly by Sheffield Wednesday and then later on Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers (Hi Ho Aston Villa/Sheffield Wednesday/Wolverhampton). The chorus of Oops Upside Your Head became Ooh, ah, Cantona/McGrath/ Samaras, whilst Winter Wonderland is often used for popular players (England fans sang Walking in an Owen wonderland following his goal against Russia in 2007). Newcastle fans also sang the song for Kevin Keegan when protesting his departure. The tune from Tom Hark by The Piranhas, which is played at many stadiums following a goal by the home team, is used for Premier League, You're Havin' A Laugh. The tune for the Band Aid song Do They Know It's Christmas? forms the basis for the Feed the Scousers chant often sung against the supporters of Merseyside clubs (predominantly Liverpool F.C.) during the Christmas period. Numerous chants are based upon Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag by Pigbag, notably by Middlesbrough FC and Queens Park Rangers but also by many other clubs, often by incorporating the name of a player into the tune of the song. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash is used in several chants. The song '(Simply) The Best' performed by Tina Turner was banned from matches involving Glasgow Rangers after sectarian lyrics aimed at rivals Glasgow Celtic were added by fans

Three Lions, the official England anthem for Euro '96, is the inspiration for We're going up, sung by supporters who believe their team are going to be promoted and has been adapted in the 08/09 season to be directed at Rafael Benítez as He's cracking up after his famous outburst against Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. In 1998 when Graham Rix was convicted of having sexual intercourse with an underage girl, football fans came with the chant "If you tolerate Rix, then your children will be next" to the tune of the Manic Street Preachers song If You Tolerate This.

Another song, mostly adopted by West Ham United supporters, came from the song 'That's Amore' by Dean Martin. It is sung to Bobby Zamora with the word Amore being replace by Zamora. This chant was released as a pop song and can be heard when you are put on hold at the club. It is also chanted to random players such as John Pantsil. This song was first used by Brighton fans but West Ham fans added "He comes from Shite Hart Lane He's better than Jermain (Defoe)" after the 2005 Championship play-off final where Zamora helped West Ham win the cup.

Chants based on other songs

Aside from hymns and pop songs, there are several other songs from which football chants have taken the tune and/or words. The tune of Camptown Races is used for Two World Wars, One World Cup, and Ten Green Bottles became Ten German Bombers (with the tune of She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain), both songs used by England fans to slight their main rivals, Germany.

The "Glory Glory" chorus of The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been used by various teams (e.g. Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur, Glory Glory Leeds United, Glory Glory Man United). But Hibernian were (arguably) the first team to popularise the song with the release of a record by Hector Nicol in the 1950s (Glory Glory to the Hibees). The record is played at Easter Road prior to every home game. Hibs supporters, The Proclaimers have also sung the song during live performances, ie at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, and during a live airing of the TV show "The Fat" on Australia's ABC TV.

Knees Up Mother Brown is the basis of Who Ate All The Pies? and a song sung by many teams in the Football League though rarely, if ever, by teams in the Premier League which starts "EIEIEIO, Up the Football League we go," whilst Guantanamera is the basis of songs such as "One David Beckham, there's only one David Beckham", or a song sung as a slur to the opposition, belittling the club's home city/town, which goes "You're just a small town/bus stop in ________", generally replacing the name of the town/city that the club comes from, with the name of a nearby town/city, or one of the club's local rivals, so a team from London often get sung to them: "You're just a small town in Watford", teams from Birmingham often get sung to be from Walsall, Manchester from Wigan, Cardiff from Swansea etc. Other examples include the tune of The Wild Rover being used for the song The greatest football team the world has ever seen and My Old Man as an adaptation of My Old Man (Said Follow the Van).

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean has been re-worked by sevral clubs to slight the club's closets rivals, for example: "If I had the Wings of an Eagle, if I had the arse of a crow, I'd fly over Nottingham Forest (or a close rival of the club's fans]] and shit on the bastards below, below, shit on, shit on, shit on th ebastards below, below!'"'

Even nursery rhymes have been used, with The Farmer in the Dell becoming Ee Aye Addio.

Cup specific chants

Some songs are generally reserved for cup matches (i.e. FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and FA Vase) where the venue of the final is Wembley Stadium. Examples include an adaption of Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), we're going to Wembley), If You're All Going to Wembley Clap Your Hands (to the tune of She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain) and We're on our way to Wembley

The chant We are the Champions, Champions of Europe is often chanted by fans of Leeds United with regards to the events of the 1975 European Cup Final, it was first sung by fans of Manchester United in 1968/69 and again in 1999/2000 and in the 08/09 season, with United European Champions in 2008.

Others

Some chants are not tune specific. These include Dirty Northern/Soft Southern bastards, England's Number One (aimed at goalkeepers), Oggy Oggy Oggy, or just simply chanting "Olé" when a team is winning handsomely and is passing the ball between its own players. Often simply chanting the name of the side or nation is used, often in combination with rhythmic clapping. Notable example are the U-S-A! cheer and the England...England chant.

Club-specific songs

Some football teams also have songs which are traditionally sung by their fans, such as Liverpool's You'll Never Walk Alone, West Ham United's I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles and Leeds United's Marching On Together. It must be noted that with some clubs, particularly those in the US, songs are only recognized as a team song by a relatively small section of the team's fans. For example, "Stand By Me" is only recognized as the team song of the New York Red Bulls by a relatively small section of supporters and is seldom (if ever) played over the loudspeakers. This is in contrast with teams such as Liverpool and West Ham where their anthem is sung by just about all of their team supporters.

Original songs

Some songs were created especially for a club or a specific event. examples include Singing the Blues (Ipswich Town), Marching on Together (Leeds!Leeds!Leeds!) for Leeds United and Let's All Sing Together for Coventry City, penned by former Coventry manager Jimmy Hill.

Some football teams also have songs which are traditionally sung by their fans, such as Liverpool's You'll Never Walk Alone, West Ham United's I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles and Leeds United's Marching On Together. It must be noted that with some clubs, particularly those in the US, songs are only recognized as a team song by a relatively small section of the team's fans. For example, "Stand By Me" is only recognized as the team song of the New York Red Bulls by a relatively small section of supporters and is seldom (if ever) played over the loudspeakers. This is in contrast with teams such as Liverpool and West Ham where their anthem is sung by just about all of their team supporters.

• Accrington Stanley - "We're not Brazil/Man U we're Accy Stanley"
• Aberdeen - "Stand Free" "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen" "One Man/Ten Men Went To Mow" "The European Song"
• AC Milan - Inno Milan
• AIK - "Å vi é AIK" (Oh we're AIK)
• Airdrie United - "Amarillo", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Dambusters March", "La Marseillaise", "Only the Lonely", "Rule Britannia", "Seasons in the sun", "The Great Escape", "The Entertainer", "The Streets of London", "Wanderin' Star", "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler"
• Arsenal - "One Nil, to the Arsenal", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Ooh to be a Gooner", "We're on our Way", "Good Old Arsenal", "B'Jesus said Paddy",
• Ascoli - Ascoli Sei Grande, La Nostra Fede.
• Aston Villa - "The Bells are ringing for the claret and blue", "Holte enders in the sky", "Paul McGrath my lord" (sung to the tune of "Kumbaya"), "Gabby Gabby Gabby Gabby Gabby Agbonlahor. He's fast as fuck" (sung to Karma Chameleon), "We're all going on a European tour", "Birmingham are you listening", "Martin O'Neil, Martin O'Neil", "Hi Ho Silver Lining", "As I walked up the steps of the holte end", "John Carew, Carew" (sung to the tune of Que Sera Sera). "Ai oh, ai oh, its up the holte we go", "Carlos Cuellar, Villa's centre half", "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside".
• Atlanta Silverbacks - "Don't Stop Believing"
• AFC Ajax - De Ajax Marsch
• Barnsley - "Its just like watching Brazil"
• Belenenses - "O Gil é que paga" (take on José Cid's song "O corpo é que paga", talking about the Gil Vicente team from Barcelos) "Cheira a Lisboa"
• Benfica - "Eu adoro Benfica allez" "O Glorioso"
• Besiktas JK "Kartal Gool Gool Gool - WORLD RECORD 132 DB"
• Bolton "Is This the Way to Amarillo" , "Molly Mallone"
• PFC Botev Plovdiv "Blue Canary"
• FC Bayern Munich - "Stern des Südens" (Star of the South), "Bavaria Fantastica"
• Blackburn - "The Wild Rover"
• Borussia Dortmund - "Wir halten fest und treu zusammen", " Heja BVB"
• Blackpool - "Glad All Over", "Back Henry Street", "We are the Nutters, We come from the Sea"
• Birmingham - "Keep Right On",
• SK Brann - "Byen er Bergen og laget er Brann" - "Udsigter fra Ulriken"
• Brentford - "Hey Jude"
• Brighton - "Sussex by the Sea"
• Bristol City - "One for the Bristol City/Drink up thy Zider"
• Bristol Rovers - "Goodnight Irene"
• Burnley - The Wild Rover
• Brondby - "Jump" by Van Halen
• Cardiff - "Hey Jude", "Men of Harlech"
• Cambridge United - "Daydream Believer", "Bounce, Bounce - Amber Army!", "Horto Magiko, Amber army anthem!"
• Celta Vigo - Rianxiera
• Celtic - "The Celtic Song", "The Fields of Athenry", "Hampden in the Sun", "Celtic Symphony", "Over and Over", "Go Home Ya Huns", "The Soldier's Song", "The Holy Goalie", "Forever And Ever", "Roll Of Honour", "Sankt Pauli Song (We Love You)", King of Kings (Henrik Larsson), "Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink", "Ohh Ahh Samaras", "This Land is Your Land", "I`m no a Billy", "Four Leaf Clover", "The John Thompson Song","(Let the People Sing)"
• Charlton Athletic - "Valley, Floyd Road"
• Chelsea - "Blue is the Colour", "Ten Men Went to Mow", "Celery", "Carefree", blue flag
• Chester City - "Hi Ho Silver Lining
• Chicago Fire - "Don't Stop Living in the Red", "Fire Till I Die", " Hot Time in the Old Town" , "Seven Nation Army"
• Chivas USA - "Cielito Lindo", "My Way"
• Colchester United - "Up the U's"
• Columbus Crew - "Can't Help Falling in Love With You"
• Cork City FC - "The Fields of Bishopstown", "The Banks Of my Own Lovely Lee", "Arkaga Our Heroes".
• Coventry - "The Sky Blue Song", "Twist and Shout"
• F.C. Crotone Calcio - "Vitti u'Cutroni", "Vitti 'na crozza"
• Crystal Palace - "Glad All Over"
• FC Dallas - "The Theme to Dallas (TV series)"
• DC United - "Vamos United", "If I Had The Wings of An Eagle", "Dalé-O", "Down the Well"
• Debreceni VSC: Loki-induló
• Deportivo La Coruña - "Miudiño (O que eu traio)", "Vigo no", "Yo te quiero dar", "Forza Depor, oe", "De-por-ti-vo"
• Derby County - "Steve Bloomer's Watchin'"
• NK Dinamo Zagreb - "Dinamo ja volim", "Himna 1982"
• Djurgården - "Sjung för gamla Djurgår'n" (Sing for old Djurgår'n)
• Doncaster Rovers - "Catch Us If You Can"
• Dover Athletic - "The White Cliffs of Dover", "Molly Malone"
• Dundee - "Dens Park Choir","Daydream Believer","Valerie","You've Lost that Lovin Feelin"
• Dundee United - "Love is in the Air", "Beautiful Sunday", "We Hate Dundee"
• Eintracht Frankfurt - "Im Herzen von Europa"
• Exeter City - "We'll Score Again", "Drink Up Ye Cider", "Your not number 1", "Cider", "We Sing at Home",
• Everton - "Johnny Todd", "It's A Grand Old Team To Play For", "Royal Blue Mersey", "Onward's Evertonians", "Goodison Guys", "Everton, Oh We Love Everton, and we love our Neville Sothall (and we love our Neville Southall etc", "We love you Everton, we do", "Ohh St Domingo", "Run, run", "You are my Everton", "Singin' the blues", Follow, follow, follow, Everton is the team to follow", "We all agree, Duncan McKenzie is magic", "Labone, Labone, Labone..." (to the tune of the seven dwarfs), "Everton, Everton" (to the tune of Here we go), "We're forever, Everton", "Spirit of the blues", "All together now"
• Fortuna Düsseldorf - "Wir sind alles Düsseldorfer Jungens"
• FC Augsburg - "Rot Gruen Weiss" (Red Green White)
• Ferencvaros - "Hajrá Fradi! (Fradi-induló)"
• Feyenoord - "Hand in hand, kameraden", "Mijn Feyenoord", "I Will Survive"
• Fluminense - "A bênção, João de Deus" (the blessing, John of God), "Tá chegando a playboyzada" (Here it comes the playboys) "Horto Magico".
• Fiorentina - "Oh, Fiorentina!" by Narciso Parigi
• Fulham - "Viva El Fulham", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Stick Your Blue Flag" "Jim Bullard Bullard", "Come on Fulham"
• Galatasaray - "Re re re ra ra ra Galatasaray Galatasaray Cimbom bom bom", "Warchant"
• Galway United - "Lansdowne in the Sun", "You'll Never Walk in Athlone", "Can't Help Falling in Love"
• Genoa - "Veniva quattro a quattro" (song in Genoese language), "Coi pantaloni rossi" ("with Red Pants"), "Ti dixi che mi prepari" (folk song in Genoese language)
• Gillingham - The Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdinck
• Glentoran - "European Dream", "Cheer up Davy Jeffrey", "My Old Man"
• Guildford City - "Oh When the Beans come out the tin"
• Elfsborg - "Starkare Än Någonsin" (Stronger than ever)
• Hamburg - "Wer wird Deutscher Meister" (Who will become the German champion), "Hamburg meine Perle" (Hamburg, my pearl (my love)), HSV Forever (Stadium Song)
• Hammarby - "Just idag är jag stark" (Just for today I'm strong)
• Hapoel Tel Aviv - "Adom Ole BeBloomfield"
• Hartlepool - Two Little Boys, Never Say Die.
• Hearts - "European Song" (to the tune of My Way) "The Hearts Song"
• Hibernian - "Sunshine on Leith" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (by The Proclaimers), "Glory Glory To The Hibees"
• Hereford - "Hereford United We Love You" (By Danny Lee)
• Huddersfield Town - "Smile A While", "Those Were the Days" (to the tune of the Mary Hopkin song of the same name), "Oo to be a, Oo to be a Terrier"
• Hull City - "Can't Help Falling In Love"
• IFK Göteborg - "HEJA BLÅVITT"
• Inter Milan - "C'é Solo L'Inter", "Pazza Inter"
• Ipswich - Singing The Blues, *Nanana, nanana, Ipswich" (to the tune of Hey Jude)
• Juventus - "Juve, storia di un grande amore", "E' bianconero", "Juventuslandia", "Magica Juve", "Vecchia Signora", "Il cielo è bianconero".
• Kilmarnock - "Paper Roses"
• KV Mechelen - "Wie voegt zich bij de rangen", "Gold" (by Spandau Ballet), "Sloop John B", "Sara perche ti amo".
• KAA Gent - De Buffalo Mars
• Lazio - "Vola Lazio Vola", "Non Mollare Mai"
• Leeds United - "Marching On Together", "Leeds United Calypso", "Glory,Glory Leeds United", "Ballad of Billy Bremner", "Yorkshire's Republican Army", "Elland Road Baht'at!
• Legia Warsaw - "Sen o Warszawie" (A dream about Warsaw)
• Leicester City - "When You're Smiling"
• Lens RC - "Les Corons"
• Linfield - "Hatchets and Hammers", "We are not many"
• Liverpool - "You'll Never Walk Alone", "The Fields of Anfield Road", "Poor Scouser Tommy", "Ring of Fire", "We've Won It Five Times", "Fernando Torres Liverpool's number 9", "We are the Everton haters", "We all dream of a team of Carraghers", "Steve Gerrard Gerrard", "A Liverbird upon my chest", "Campione","We are Liverpool", "Red and white Kop", "We'll be coming down the road", "Javiiiiiiiier Mascherano (the white stripes)", "Every other Saturday", "Bring on yer Machester United", "Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly", "Oh when the reds go marching in", "Show them the way to go home", "The Reds Are Coming up the Hill", "Those Were The Days", "We Love you Liverpool we do"
• AS Livorno - "Bella Ciao", "Bandiera Rossa"
• LA Galaxy - "We Are 138", "You can never rest easy" - Stopper
• Luton Town - "Tattered Little Hornet", "Bring me Sunshine"
• Maidstone United - "We're Scum and We know we are", "Thompson Lovers"
• Manchester City - "Blue Moon", "We're not really here" "We've got Robinho!", "Istanbul we are coming", "Manchester is wonderful", "Joe Hart give us a dance", "If you hate Man United cap your hands!", "Man United went to rome", "We'll buy your club".
• Manchester United - "Manchester United Calypso", "The Flowers of Manchester", "Molly Malone", "From the Dark snows of Munich", "A Plaque at Man United", "Glory Glory Man United", "UNI-TED", "Take me home United Road", "Pride of all Europe", "The Red Flag", "Forever and Ever", "Stretford End Arising", "The banks of the River Irwell", "If the Reds should play", "We are the Busby boys", "Walking down the Warwick Road", "Who's that team we call United", "Maybe its because I'm from Manchester", "Ob-La-Di, European Champions", "I was born on the Stretford End", "I'm a Stretford Ender", "My Old Man", "Rossobianchi"
• Mansfield - "Oh When I Die (Don't Bury Me Alone)" " She Wore A Yellow Ribbon"
• Melbourne Victory - " Seven Nation Army " " Take Me Home, Victory Road " " Melbourne Belongs to Me "
• Middlesbrough - "Pigbag", "Chelsea Dagger (the song by the Fratellis is sung when we score), "Who's that team they call the Boro?", "You are my Boro"
• Millwall - "No-one likes us - We don't care", "Let 'Em Come" - Official Club Song
• Morecambe - "Bring me Sunshine"
• Newcastle United - "Blaydon Races", "Home Newcastle", "Local Hero" "Walking in a Keegan wonderland", "We are the Geordies"
• New England Revolution - "Revolution (song)" (by The Beatles)
• IFK Norrköping - "Det är vi som är Norrköping" (It is we who are Norrköping), "12 SM-guld har peking hur många guld har ni" (peking got 12 golds, how many have you) "Kamratsången" (the comrade song) "Härliga IFK" (Glorious IFK)
• Norwich City - "On The Ball, City"
• Nottingham Forest - "You've Lost That Loving Feeling", "City Ground", "Lewis McGugan is fit"
• Notts County - "The Wheelbarrow song"
• Oldham Athletic - "We'll Keep the Blue Flag Flying High"
• Oxford United - "Yellow Submarine, Yellow" and Rule Britannia
• Panathinaikos - "Horto Magiko (Magic Weed)"
• Paris Saint-Germain - "Paris est magique", "Oh Ville Lumière"
• Partick Thistle - "We're coming down the road", "Mary Fae Maryhill"
• Peterborough - "Posh We Are"
• Plymouth Argyle - "Semper Fidelis"
• FC Porto - "Filhos do Dragão"
• Portsmouth - "The Pompey Chimes (Play Up Pompey)" "Blue army" "Great escape", "When Sol went up, to lift the FA Cup, we were there, we were there!", "We are going on a European tour"
• Preston North End - "Can't help falling in love with you"
• Queens Park Rangers - "Pigbag", "We Are The Rangers Boys", "Captain Jack" "We are the richest club in the world"
• Queensland Roar - "Brisbane Town is Wonderful", "Queensland Boys", "Queensland 'Til I Die"
• Racing Genk - "Racing Song", "Forza Racing"
• Racing Santander - "La Fuente de Cacho"
• Rapid Bucureşti - "Suntem peste tot acasă", "Și șuturi, și pase", "Pe culoarea roș-albastră"
• Raith Rovers - "Geordie Munro"
• Rangers - "Follow Follow", "Rule Britannia", "Billy Boys", "Every Other Saturday", "The Sash", "Derry's Walls","The Famine Song", "Bluebells Are Blue", "Super Ally", "We Are The People", "The Bouncy", "Davie Cooper On The Wing", "Wolverhampton Town", " "Build My Gallows", "The Dambusters March", Simply The Best, "Have You Seen The Glasgow Rangers?","The Rangers Over Here", "The UDR 4", "King Billy's On The Wall", "The Blue Sea of Ibrox", "The Famous Glasgow Rangers", "Fathers Advice", "Blue White Dynamite Ian Durrant", "Super Rangers", "Loyal and True", "How Can You Buy Willie Waddell?"
• Reading - "Sweet Caroline", Royals Anthem "Super Kevin Doyle"
• Real Madrid - "Hala Madrid", (Plácido Domingo)
• Red Bull New York - "Stand By Me", "Wipe Out"
• AS Roma - "Roma, Roma, Roma", "Grazie Roma" both by Antonello Venditti
• Rimini - "Rimini vai"
• Rotherham United - "Millermen"
• Rushden and Diamonds F.C. - Hi Ho Rushden Diamonds to the tune of Hi Ho Silver Lining
• San Jose Earthquakes - "Ooooooh San Jose, ooooooh San Jose, ooooooh San Jose, ooooOOOOoooOOOOoh SAN JOSE!"
• Schalke 04 - "Blau und Weiss, wie lieb' ich dich" (Blue und white, how much I love you)
• Scunthorpe United - "Iron, Iron", "Any Old Iron, Any Old Iron, We Sing Up The Iron"
• Sheffield United - The Greasy Chip Butty Song (to the tune of "Annie's Song" by John Denver)
• Sheffield Wednesday - "Singing the Blues"
• Southampton - "When the Saints Go Marching In", "yellow"
• Sport Club Internacional - "Academia do Povo"
• Sporting Clube de Portugal - "Só Eu Sei"
• St. Patrick's Athletic - "When the Saints Go Marching In"
• Swansea City - "Can't Help Falling in Love","Take Me To The Vetch Field"
• FC St Pauli - "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" (on the Reeperbahn at 12:30)
• Tottenham Hotspur - "It's A Grand Old Team To Play For", "I Can't Smile Without You" "We are Tottenham from the Lane", "Oh when the Spurs go marching in"
• Tranmere Rovers - "One night in gay Paris", "Suuuu-whaaay-army", "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Ian Goodison, Goodison, Ian Goodison" (to the tune of "Give It Up" by KC & The Sunshine Band)
• Spartak Moscow - "I vragu nikogda ne dobit'sya" (Our Enemy Shall Never Achieve It)
• Stoke City - "Delilah", "We'll be with you"
• Sunderland - "Can't Help Falling in Love" "nanananana Keano", "there's only one Keano", "Kieran Richardson's got nice hair"
• Sydney FC - "I am Sydney til I die" ("This Old Man")
• Torino FC - "Cin, cin, port'me on quartin" (traditional song in Piedmontese language), "Questa è una malattia", "La gente"
• Toronto FC - "Danny Dichio"
• UC Santa Barbara Gauchos - "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "Kokomo"
• Universitatea Cluj - "Slava Tie Studentie"
• Union Berlin - "Eisern Union, immer wieder Eisern Union", "FC Union, unsere Liebe"
• Vålerenga IF - "Vålerenga Kjerke" (Vålerenga Church)
• Watford - "Z-Cars", "Yellow Army",
• Walsall - "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Walsall Aces", "We only Hate the Wolves", "Walsall We Are, We Are Walsall", "We are the pride of the Midlands"
• West Bromwich Albion - "The Lord's my Shepherd" (Psalm 23), "Boing Boing Baggies"
• Wolverhampton Wanderers - "Those were the days", "I was born on a Wanderers Scarf", "Ring of fire", "We are top of the league", "Oh Mancienne is a woman"
• Wellington Phoenix- "Ring of Fire" (song), "We've got the wind, the rain and the Phoeeeenix!", "Same old Aussies..always cheating!", "Who ate all the pies?-Ahmad Elrich!", "WHO ARE YA?", "Ricki Herberts Yellow Army!", "OH WELLINGTON...IS WONDERFUL...OH WELLINGTON IS WONDERFUL WITH THE WIND THE RAIN AND THE PHOENIX, OH WELLINGTON IS WONDERFUL"
• West Ham United - "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", "Over Land and Sea", "The Bells are Ringing", "Cockney Bhoys", "Claret and Blue", "Twist and Shout", West Ham till I die", "Come on West Ham" "We are West Hams's claret and blue"
• Wigan Athletic - "You Are My Sunshine"
• Wisła Kraków - "Jak długo na Wawelu"
• Örebro SK - "Jag är hellre död än vit och röd" (I rather be dead than white and red), "Gamla fina Örebro" (Good old Örebro)

Note: All Brazilian and Australian football teams have official anthems associated to them.

National Team-specific songs

• Republic of Ireland - "Boys in Green", "You'll never beat the Irish", "The Fields of Athenry", "Ole Ole", "Amhran na bhFiann"
• England - "God Save The Queen", "Rule Britannia", "No Surrender", "Ten German Bombers", "United We Stand", "Three Lions"
• Northern Ireland - "We're not Brazil we're Northern Ireland", "Away in a manger (Heeelaayy)", "Stand up for the Ulstermen"
• Scotland - "Flower of Scotland","Loch Lomond",We Have A Dream, "Do-Re-Mi", "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", "We'll Be Coming", "Everywhere We Go"
• Wales - "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
• The Netherlands - "Wij houden van Oranje", "Hup, Holland, Hup", "Viva Holandia"
• Mexico - "Cielito Lindo", "Chiquitibum"

See also

• List of UK hit singles by footballers

External links

• Fantastic fan shows and chants
• All Premiership/Championship/League Chants - over 20,000 chants
• A collection of football chants - rate or submit your favourite football chants
• Barclaycard Chant Laureate: A selection of the finalists
• Fanchants.com - a collection of over 2000 football chants
• Videos of football chants
• FCSongs.com A collection of football club songs