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247: 276: 259: 88:. Because heraldic devices must be authorised by this court, some clubs have been required to change their logos to designs which are not heraldic. Alternatively, a club may apply to have its logo authorised by the Court of the Lord Lyon. Similarly, the 180: 92:
has regulated club logos, with at least 25 football clubs in England and Wales having designs authorised by the college. In those cases, the
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to describe a logo derives from the misconception that a crest refers to any emblem that is heraldic. In heraldry, a
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In Association football, club crests did not always hold their current importance. In the case of
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Due to the heraldic design of many club logos, they are sometimes regulated in regions with
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was associated with the club from near its inception in 1874, the earliest known crest, the
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logo
sports club
heraldic
Aston Villa Football Club
rampant lion
Lion Rampant
To dexter
Prepared
crest
coat of arms
heraldic authorities
Court of the Lord Lyon
College of Arms
English Football League
heraldic badges
Crest (heraldry)
Star (sport badge)
Birmingham Mail
"FAQs: heraldry"
College of Arms
Archived
"Call to arms over threat to Scottish club badges"
The Scotsman
the original
"Badges and 'Crests': The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry"
Portals
Heraldry
Sport
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stub

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