Old badges from before, the best crests of yesteryear, the good, the bad and the ugly symbols of football's past.

A thread.

Let's start with French side Stade de Reims and their Champagne football since the club comes from the region Champagne.

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#Reims #Ligue1 #LogoDesign

Dutch giant Ajax and one of their earlier crests. The footballer had to be exchanged since Sparta Rotterdam wore almost an identical badge.

And the first badge depicting the ancient Greek hero Ajax.

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#Ajax #afcajax #eeredivisie #Netherlands #LogoDesign

The splendid "Lupetto" of AS Roma. Piero Gratton's wolf head is absolutely stunning.

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#ASRoma #Roma #Lupetto #Calcio #SerieA #SerieATIM #LogoDesign

Weren't football better when Newcastle United wore a magpie and their initials shaped like a ball?

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#NUFC #Newcastle #PremierLeague #nufctakover #LogoDesign

Do you remember when AC Milan were represented by the devil himself? We do. And we loved it.

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#ACMilan #Milan #Diavolo #SerieA #SerieATIM #calcio #LogoDesign

A bit weird that Chelsea played their young talents last season since they are called "The pensioners". A nickname that actually inspired this crest early on.

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#chelsea #ChelseaFC #chelseapensioner #PremierLeague #LogoDesign

Oh, how we would love for Lazio to let this eagle soar again.

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#lazio #sslazio #calcio #aquilotti #SerieA #SerieATIM #LogoDesign

We wouldn't recommend Atlético Madrid to return to this one though. Even if they had wings they were closely tied to the Spanish air force.

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#AtleticoMadrid #atleti #atletico #simeone #LaLiga #LaLigaSantander #LogoDesign

Leeds United are back in the Premier League. Remember back in the 70's when they went all psychedelic on their crest?

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#LeedsUnited #Leeds #LUFC #PremierLeague #LogoDesign

Dutch giant PSV Eindhoven were created by workers from the local Philips factory. Philips made light bulbs. Hence the crest.

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#PSV #PSVeindhoven #eeredivisie #Philips #LogoDesign

Graphical designer Piero Gratton doing magic stuff again. This time with AS Bari. Love this one. So much.

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#asbari #sscbari #bari #calcio #seriea #serieatim #LogoDesign

Arsenal played better before.
They looked better before.

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#arsenal #arsenalfc #Gunners #PremierLeague #UEFA #LogoDesign

Remember when Borussia Dortmund went completely bonkers and turned their crest into a commercial for cigarette label Samson?

We do. It was truly horrid.

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#BVB #borussiadortmund #borussia #dortmund #Bundesliga #LogoDesign #blackandyellow

Fancy a fish? French side FC Lorient did (and still do, not just this one).

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#allezlesmerlus #Lorient #FCLorient #Ligue1 #Ligue1UberEats #LogoDesign

River Plate in the 1980's. What a magical place to be.

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#RiverPlate #river #buenosaires #argentina #argentinafootball #fifa #LogoDesign

Ozzy the Owl of Sheffield Wednesday was absolutely lit. Bring him back.

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#swfc #sheffieldwednesday #wednesday #sheffield #Championship #LogoDesign

AC Milan used their devil. Arch enemy and main rival Inter chose their grass snake. Cartoonish don't you say?

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#inter #interfans #intermilan #seriea #SerieATIM #calcio #LogoDesign

Tottenham's cockerel does not look anything like a rooster today. It sure did though one time.

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#tottenham #Spurs #SpursFamily #THFC #PremierLeague #LogoDesign

Alright, alright. We get it. Fulham play at Craven Cottage. But what's up with all the cracks in the walls?

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#FFC #Fulham #FulhamFC #Cravencottage #PremierLeague #LogoDesign

Oh, how we miss this one! When PSG were Jay Jay Okocha, Nicolas Anelka and Ronaldinho (kind of anyway).

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#PSG #PSGlegend #ParisSaintGermain #Ligue1UberEats #Ligue1 #LogoDesign

Reignite Toby the Tyke @BarnsleyFC!
The people crave him.
The masses want him.
The world needs him.

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#barnsleyfc #barnsley #championship #LogoDesign

One of the smartest badges that ever was. Leicester City. The foxes. Splendid.

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#LCFC #leicestercity #leicester #fox #foxes #premierleague #logodesign

Italian giant Juventus are called "Le Zebre" (the zebras). A nickname that even changed their badge once upon a time.

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#Juventus #Juve #seriea #serieatim #calcio #zebra #logodesign

Did we fail to mention that Udinese also are called The Zebras? Well they are. As you could see for some time.

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#Udinese #udine #seriea #serieatim #calcio #logodesign #zebra

Ever wondered why Bournemouth are called "The Cherries"? Not anymore, you don't.

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#afcb #afcbournemouth #bournemouth #premierleague #Championship #logodesign

Eric Cantona's former club Nîmes Olympique might wear the best badge in France today. They really, and I mean really, didn't before.

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#NimesOlympique #Nimes #lescrocos #crocos #crocodile #ligue1 #Ligue1UberEats #logodesign

Don Quijote or just Chievo's old crest?

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#chievo #chievoverona #acchievo #verona #seriea #serieatim #serieb #calcio #logodesign

French record champions St. Étienne once saluted their legendary player Salif Keita, also known as "The Black Panther" with this club crest in his honor.

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#ASSE #Stetienne #saintetienne #ligue1 #Ligue1UberEats #BlackPanther #mali

Did you know that Brighton & Hove Albion was known as "The Dolphins"? It even adorned their crest.

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#bhafc #Brighton #brightonandhovealbion #premierleague #dolphins #logodesign

Today the Sherwood Forest depicts Nottingham Forest's crest. Way back it showed Robin Hood instead. Makes sense.

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#NFFC #nottinghamforest #nottingham #cityground #sherwood #sherwoodforest #robinhood #Championship #LogoDesign

Blimey if this isn't one of the best ones ever made.
Love it.
Purity.
Simplicity.
Torino.

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#torinofc #torino #calcio #seriea #serieatim #bull #LogoDesign

@Official_STFC (Swindon Town), honestly, you need to get this back. Now.

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#stfc #swindon #swindontown #leagueone #leaguetwo #championship #premierleague #logodesign

We don't know what's going on here but we'll have anything Watford's old hornet is having.

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#watfordfc #watford #vicarageroad #eltonjohn #hornet #hornets #wasp #premierleague #championship #LogoDesign

And now to the finale.
The crême de la crême.
The piece de la resistance.
The icing on the cake.

@CambridgeUtdFC need to redo this. It is the best mashup ever made by anyone. A football reading a book due to Cambridge's proud history as a university city.

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#cufc #cambridge

Which one do you prefer? And which badghes have we missed? Let us know!