Club Badge (....................Explained!)

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Boothstown Junior Football Club adopted its club badge in the year 2000. The badge carries the Club colours of Burgundy and Light Blue; the badge shows the name of the Club and the year in which the Club was established (1995). The badge has two main sections. The lower part shows a traditional football, representing of course the Club’s core activity. The Club is run entirely on a voluntary basis, with all its funds being used to support and develop opportunities for the Club’s young players. The Club has no basis for existing, other than to enable young people to play football. Hence the importance of the football on the badge. The upper part of the badge represents the local heritage of Boothstown. It shows a boat on the Bridgewater Canal. The design of the boat was based upon a 19th century engraving, on which a boat can be seen travelling from Boothstown to nearby Worsley. In the background on the engraving is the old Brick Hall of Worsley, now demolished. You will notice on the badge that the boat is afloat on orange-coloured water. The Bridgewater Canal in Boothstown is famous for its orange colour, which is a result of the leaching of iron from the network of underground canals that formerly supported coal mining in the area.