20 Most Hated Football Clubs In The United Kingdom
13) Stoke City
The Stoke-on-Trent club is hated mainly because of their playing style which is very rough. Rival fans say that they don’t know the difference between Rugby and Football. Stoke City is considered every British fan’s second or third least favorite team. However, Stoke fans don’t really mind it and some even embrace it. Stoke City fans booed Ramsey for a long time because he did not accept Shawcross’s apology after Ryan Shawcross almost ended the Welshman’s career by breaking his leg. All these things make StokeCity one of the most hated football clubs in the United Kingdom.
12) Manchester City
One of the few teams that are hated mostly because of the ridiculous amount of money they spend each year. The recent success of the Sky Blues has made the fans around England hate them even more now. They are ridiculed for not being able to fill up their own stadium. Rivals also claim that they have no history and only became relevant due to their money. Man City’s rivals Man United have more hate for them than any other club in Premier League.
11) Arsenal
The main reason for the Arsenal hate all around the United Kingdom is that they brag about the ‘invincibles’ season when it is almost 17 years now. But in recent history, Gunners have consistently underperformed and do not aim to challenge for the title.
British fans also believe that the Gooners were lucky in that season and did not deserve the praise and hype they got. Tottenham fans loathe everything to do with Arsenal and vice-versa. West Ham fans also hate the red and white. Manchester United are not big fans either nor are Chelsea or Liverpool. Stoke and Manchester City also dislike the club.
10) Tottenham
Whether Tottenham Hotspur are one of the biggest clubs in London or not, they have always been the club that has attracted the most envy and hatred from their rivals. It has been obvious to most Spurs fans that Arsenal, West Ham, and Chelsea all consider Spurs to be their main rivals.
In a survey, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham all picked Tottenham as the club they hated the most while Leicester City and Southampton supporters also didn’t show much love for the Lilywhites. This makes Tottenham one of the most hated football clubs in the United Kingdom.
9) West Ham
One of the reasons why they are hated so much is that the rival fans believe that they have an air of arrogance about them with nothing to show for it. West Ham have strong rivalries with several other clubs. Most of these are with other London clubs, especially with Tottenham Hotspur in an East versus North London derby and with Chelsea in an East versus West London rivalry. The oldest and fiercest rivalry is with Millwall. The two sides are local rivals, having both formed originally around local companies, with players living in the same localities.
8) Liverpool
Nobody wanted Liverpool to win the league title last year and nobody was happy when they did. They won the title after 30 years and in those 30 years, they were hardly the favorites. But in the ’70s and the ’80s, they were a force to reckon with. Their problem is that their fans are always fixated with the past and they also always keep saying that “Next year will be ours”. When Steven Gerrard’s slip resulted in losing the title in 2014, as opposed to feeling frustrated about the Reds, the response from most rival fans was to ignore their heads off.
7) MK Dons
The main reason for the hate against MK Dons is how they moved 70 miles away from their most loyal fans. A football club is not the players. It isn’t a limited company. It isn’t the board or the league position. All of these are temporary. The one constant in football is the fans and if a club decides to take a club away from their fans it will get hate. Even though after being relegated and giving trophies back to the original Wimbledon the club won some neutrals but they are still very despised.
Poor start to your piece there with a picture of Portsmouth fans under the section on Birmingham.