Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace and their crest history, along with a 2020 redesign

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

A lot of people don’t know that Crystal Palace FC is one of the few English clubs to have its own live mascot which would fly before every home game….

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Leeds United

A new crest for Leeds United’s return to the Premier League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Younger or recent football fans might be extremely surprised to know that there was a time when Leeds United was one of the best clubs in England, under the management…

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Fulham

Fulham’s crest, modernised

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Fulham FC is one of the dozens of clubs who call London their home, and is one of the more successful ones, along with clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal. However,…

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Newcastle United

Redesigning Newcastle United’s new crest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

The black and white of Newcastle United FC is pretty iconic, though they didn’t actually use those colors until 1894. The first home kit was actually a plain red shirt…

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West Ham

A new West Ham crest for the modern era

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Not all clubs have been late when it comes to bringing their crest to the modern era. West Ham United FC realized that back in 2014 itself. The current crest…

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Wolves

Bringing the Wolves’ crest to 2020

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is one of those clubs which no one addresses with their actual name. Why would you, when “Wolves” just sounds so much cooler? Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, however,…

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West Brom

A modern crest for a modern West Brom

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

West Bromwich Albion FC is one of the founding clubs of the Premier League, or as it was known in 1888, the Football League. This was the first professional football…

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The Manchester City crest, reimagined

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Few rivalries are as close to each other as the Manchester derby. Today we talk about the so-called noisy neighbors, and their impressive crests. Manchester City FC was formed in…

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Everton

After that Everton crest redesign failed, we tried our hand at it

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

“Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”. “Nothing but the best is good enough”. Words to live by, especially during the transfer market period. Everton FC was formed in 1878 and is the…

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Brighton

A brighter Brighton crest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Back in 1974, Brighton was facing a heated derby match against their rivals Crystal Palace FC. At the time the club’s supporters were known as the dolphins and their crest…

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Chelsea FC and the evolution of their crest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Chelsea have gone through a complete transformation in the past decade or two. After being bought by new ownership in 2003, they have enjoyed some immense and immediate success, becoming…

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Reimagining the Arsenal FC crest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

I always envy designers who get to design logos and crests for clubs with such cool names as “Arsenal FC”. The London based club, however, wasn’t always named just Arsenal…

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Reflecting Liverpool’s revival in a reimagined crest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Liverpool FC is going through a textbook definition of a revival era. For many years it was historically the best team in English football. We all grew up with the…

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Manchester United’s crest and how we reimagined it

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 18 2020

Some of my closest friends are supporters of Manchester United FC, and they share the sentiment with millions of other Manchester United fans when they claim that the crest played…

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England

Jack Grealish is a Fantastic Player – But He’s Not England’s Saviour

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 17 2020

Finding a replacement for the dazzling Paul Gascoigne has been one of the toughest tasks for the English national team. There have been so many youngsters who showed potential, so…

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