The 15 Most Embarrassing Football Shirt Sponsors

Dan Fitch takes a look at the football sponsors who might encourage you to wear a jacket over your replica shirt.

You can have a wonderful shirt design, iconic club colours and a tasteful badge, but if you've got a dodgy sponsor, then only the truly committed will want to dress like their heroes.

Here are the 15 most embarrassing football shirt sponsors.

15. Cardiff - Ken Thorne World Of Cars

We have no idea who Ken Thorne is, but we're assured he has a lot of cars.

14. West Bromwich Albion - No Smoking

Why waste time with words when you can look like a walking road sign?

13. Rochdale - All In One Garden Centre

They might have got away with it, if it wasn't for that watering can.

12. Sheffield Wednesday - Chupa Chups

This is officially the silliest name for a lollipop firm.

11. Brighton - Nobo

This shirt was very funny if you were thirteen years old at the time.

10. Portsmouth - TY

Would make a lovely Valentines present.

9. Lyon - Le 69

Trust the French.

8. Millwall - Live TV

To be fair, it would be more embarrassing to wear a shirt advertising Topless Darts.

7. Oxford - Wang

True fact: In America, Wang used to have the advertising slogan 'Wang cares'.

6. Barnsley - Big Thing

No need to boast.

5. St Johnstone - Bonar

You could always expect a hard encounter at St Johnstone.

4. Port Vale - PMT

We're sure that Port Vale's players would have rather had Potteries Motor Traction written on their shirts, than the abbreviated PMT. Still, at least they had an excuse once a month if they were off form.

3. Nurnberg - Mister Lady

Presumably it's a shop for transvestites.

2. AC Milan - Pooh Jeans

At least if you were wearing a pair of Pooh jeans, you could cover up the label with your belt.

1. Clydebank - Wet Wet Wet

The Scottish pop stars sponsored Clydebank for a period in the nineties. Other than Gary Glitter, there are few musical acts that we would less like our team associated with.

Published: 15 Dec 2010