The best defunct club badges

1 CHELSEA 1905-52 Nothing says, ‘Here, have the three points’ more than a wheezing octogenarian. One of Ted Drake’s first acts as the Blues’ new boss in 1952 was to ditch the pound-shop Picasso pensioner crest. Chelsea won the league title – their first trophy – three years later. 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1969-75 As Half Man Half Biscuit claimed, even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch. But on a badge? OK, you’re the Terriers – since 1969 at least – but this a) is boss-eyed and b) looks snuffly. 3 CHESTER CITY 1973-83 Charming? Yes. Appropriate, given Chester’s then Sealand Road home, nickname and nearby zoo? Certainly. However, this literal effort from the Blues suggests that the brand meeting might have gone a bit like: “Break-dancing seals? Yeah! Pub, anyone?” 4 YORK CITY 1974-78 A swan in a tumble dryer (or washing machine). Either contravenes animal rights issues. Besides, as we all know, an angry swan can break a man’s arm. 5 LEEDS UNITED 1965-72 Three owls are on the city crest – surely the only reason for this affair, scrapped by Don Revie in 1972. He thought birds brought bad luck. Hoots, mon! 6 SWINDON TOWN 1991-2007 Swindon’s single Premier League campaign also coincided with this crazy diamond design, clearly inspired by a regional TV indent. From 1970s Hungary. 7 BRISTOL CITY 1976-83 You can’t deny the vaulting ambition here. Who needs the Clifton Suspension Bridge when you can cross the Avon gorge on a giant, moody-looking robin?