The swift on the walsall logo

[LarryTeepot]

ok i have only lived in west midlands for 55 years....i cannot get the significance of the bird on the badge..this is a genuine inquiry..i just cant work it out .can one of you 3 walsall fans put me right please

[TK]

Walsall Swifts merged with Walsall Town to become Walsall Town Swifts before just becoming Walsall FC 5 years later

There's a bit of history here......

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Walsall/Walsall.htm

[ropa]

They used to play in Aston Villa colours 1920-1939,

[frank]

can one of you 3 walsall fans put me right please
think you will find its 4

ropa the baggies played in claret and blue in 1884/5

disgustin

[me]

The swift always flew down to the left corner until 1995-96 when the badge was changed to a sheild withe the leather trade mark in it with the swift flying to the top corner. The idea of the swift changing direction to flying up was ment as the direction the club was going (up). This season they have change the badge again and ditched the sheild and leather trade make and gone back to the circle and the swift flying up .

The team has 2 nick names. The swifts which as already been explained to have come from when they were Walsall town swifts and the other one is the saddlers which is to mark the history of the towns leather tradition of making saddles.

[LarryTeepot]

new about the saddlers but not the swifts