Cryptic English Football Teams

This quiz round features 20 cryptic clues to be deciphered to give the names of 20 English football teams. For example, the correct answer to the cryptic clue "Destroys meat" is "Wrexham" (Wrecks ham).

Quite a few of the clues here are straightforward which should ensure that most teams get quite a few correct, but there are a few tough ones that are likely to keep everyone occupied for a while and should give a great deal of satisfaction if they manage to work out the correct answers.

It is recommended that these cryptic clues are used in a quiz as a handout round. For more information on handout rounds and our recommended use for them in quizzes click here

Please note that this handout round also appears in Weekly Quiz 20. If you would prefer to purchase our pre-compiled full weekly quizzes, then click here, where you can find quizzes with a handout round, 2 rounds on general subjects, a specialist subject round, a connections round, an initial letter link round, and a stick or twist round, as well as professionally designed answer sheets and full instructions on how to run your quiz. If, however, you prefer to use your own format for your quizzes, then this handout round should help towards creating an entertaining and challenging quiz.