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"In a league of their own"

Philip Oltermann meets the fanatical football squads you rarely hear about | News | Guardian Unlimited Football

The Metaphysical Philosophers

Scottish universities traditionally divide their philosophy faculties into two different departments: Logic and Metaphysics, and Moral Philosophy. At St Andrews University, the two compete at the annual Edgecliffe Cup. Moral Philosophy used to come out top in these matches but, spurred on by provocative banners asking, "What is logic anyway?", Logic and Metaphysics last summer chalked up their first win in five years...

Real Goth FC

The Real Goth FC is a team of goth musicians. Twice a year, they play against a team of locals in Whitby, North Yorkshire, host to Europe's largest biannual goth festival and, according to Bram Stoker's novel, the place in which Dracula first set foot on British soil.

Naturally, the team play in all-black shirts and shorts. The club crest is inspired by the Sisters Of Mercy logo, and they currently carry the logo of a gothic-themed lingerie label on their chests. Make-up is usually removed before matches and long hair tied in ponytails, even though Matt Helm remembers sporting dreadlocks one year and being able to take out "up to three opponents at a time". ...

In April 2004, however, relations between goths and locals suffered a minor setback. Jim Moyle remembers: "One of our players, Geoff, went for a high ball and clashed heads with the Whitby player. He left two teeth in his opponent's forehead. Given Whitby's Dracula connection, you can imagine the headlines."

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