![]() Written by Albert T Smith, it was originally composed for a dinner celebrating the achievement of Norwich’s many football clubs. While it was printed in the Times, it never fully caught the imagination of the terraces.Īs such, the honour for the first football chant still being sung at grounds today falls to Norwich City’s On the Ball City, which was written in the late 1890s, pre-dating the club whose fans now sing it. ![]() The very first chant was written by famed composer, and Wolverhampton Wanderers fan Edward Elgar for Wolves’ inside-right Billy Malpass, titled He Banged the Leather for the Goal. I have dedicated my adult life so far to understanding and then writing the story of football chanting. ![]() I was there and there are many stories of chanting and chasing with pitched battles on the terraces … David I would say 1967 was the start of the chant being big and then 1969 saw some very creative and threatening songs coming from the terraces. The chanting and chasing almost always continued into the city centre. Plymouth Argyle fans were always quite amusing and would chase and chant at away fans. The terrace chants really came to be a big thing in about 1969, which was the skinhead era, and thousands could be heard chanting, abusing other teams’ players and generally being loud and up for a fight. Many top drawer clubs fans sang YNWA with scarves raised and fans swaying. I also remember a LOT of teams fans singing You’ll Never Walk Alone, which on reflection was weird. I remember early chants about players and local stuff like chants about pasties. Argyle have always had a rather noisy and intimidating crowd and whenever I went to a first division game the crowds were always quite quiet compared to our Plymouth fans. ![]() I follow Plymouth Argyle and no one else. I remember chants starting in the early 60s. My poor offering is that Earwig M bred with Earwig N to get Earwig O. This sort of question allows people to show some wit.
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