Not unexpectedly, even though there are more Towns than Cities, Cities tend on average to be higher up the league than Towns.
Excluding one-off names like Hotspur, Forest and Wednesday, the least common names are Rangers and Celtic, which ironically, are the biggest two clubs in Scotland.
Oddly enough, when Newton Heath were considering a new name, Manchester Celtic was one of the alternatives considered.
(Article first posted on Tony Kempster’s Non-League Forum and published on BBC 606)
FOOTBALL INSIGHTS 
If clubs named after small areas change their names to incorporate that of the city in which they’re based “to gain further recognition and attract a greater fan base”, where will it end? And why keep “Farsley” at all?
(Article first posted on Tony Kempster’s Non-League Forum)
With Carlisle, Leeds, Southend and Hartlepool remaining in League One, Scunthorpe and Colchester relegated from the Championship, and Peterborough and Hereford promoted from League Two, will there be any division with more “Uniteds” than League One? – 8.
(Article first posted on Tony Kempster’s Non-League Forum)
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I half expected there would be more Towns in some division outside of the Premier League and Football League.
By comparison, League One (Cheltenham, Huddersfield, Northampton, Swindon and Yeovil) and League Two (Aldershot, Grimsby, Luton, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury) will each have 5 Towns next season.
We’ve covered Uniteds and Towns. As for Cities, the Championship will have 6 next season – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Norwich and Swansea – down from 7 this season (with Stoke and Hull promoted and Leicester relegated, but being joined by Birmingham from the Premier League and Swansea from League One).
Any non-league division with more Cities?
(First posted on Tony Kempster’s Non-League Forum)