Morley's Sceptre has never reported for "60 Minutes."
Last week I gave you a list of European Club teams and asked you to tell me what it represented. It came down to the wire, but one of you finally discovered the answer. Click through and we’ll see what the indomitable and indefatigable Andrew M. discovered.
What Andrew M. discovered was that these are the clubs that have held Morley’s Sceptre. Created by Mark de Vries, the Sceptre is awarded each time a new team climbs to the top of the world club rankings. The rankings are based on domestic achievements (league and major cups) as well as any participation in/success in continental or international competitions. If you take anything away from this list it should be the obvious- Real Madrid has been good for a long time and at this point it will take another club having decades of success and Real Madrid not having much success for the Madradistas to be toppled from their perch.
- Wanderers F.C. (1872-1889)
- Preston North End F.C. (1889-1890)
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. (1891-1896)
- Aston Villa F.C. (1897-1914)
- Celtic F.C. (1915-1932)
- Rangers F.C. (1933-1957)
- Real Madrid C.F. (1958- present)
I’ll also save you the trouble of searching- the ranked American teams are D.C. United (309), L.A. Galaxy (407), N.Y. Cosmos (425), L.A. Maccabee (559), Chicago Fire (619), Chicago Sting (716), Houston Dynamo (766), N.Y. Pancyprian Freedoms (798), Sporting K.C. (864), S.J. Earthquakes (870), Columbus Crew (917), Seattle Sounders (931), Real Salt Lake (988), New England Revolution and Tulsa Roughnecks (1175), Brooklyn Dodgers, San Francisco A.C., and N.Y. Greek-Americans (1196), Colorado Rapids (1285), Ukrainian Nationals (1382), Fall River Marksmen (1428), N.Y. AO Krete (1531), Philadelphia Americans and Rochester Lancers (1580), F.C. Dallas (1638), Rochester Ragin’ Rhinos and S.C. Elizabeth (1690), Philadelphia Nationals (1751), Atlanta Chiefs, Colorado Foxes, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, N.Y. Hakoah, Oakland Clippers, Philadelphia Atoms, Philadelphia Ukranians, Kearney Scots, K.C. Spurs, and Dallas Tornado (1807), N.Y. Americans (1974), Red Bull New York (2053), Bethlehem Steel, S.F. Greek-American A.C., Uhrik Truckers, and N.Y. Hota (2055), Hartford S.C., Roma S.C., St. Louis Kutis, Washington Diplomats, West Hudson, Maryland Bays, and L.A. Kickers (2329), Brooklyn Hispano, Pittsburgh Harmarville, and S.F. C.D. Mexico (2480), Brooklyn Italians, Fall River F.C., New Bedford Whalesr, N.Y. Ukranians, N.Y. Hungaria, Brookhattan, Richmond Kickers, S.J. Oaks, St. Louis Busch Seniors, Simpkins Ford, St. Petersburg Kickers, Washington Club Espana, Chicago A.A.C. Eagles, and Colombo (2673), Baltimore Americans, Chicago Falcons, JP Coats, Kearney Irish, Jersey A.C., N.Y. Giants, N.Y. German-Hungarian, Paterson F.C., Philadelphia F.C., S.C. Eintracht, San Pedro MacIlvane Canvasbacks, Stix, Bear and Fuller, and Boston Wonder Workers (2997), Alley Boys, Baltimore S.C., Baltimore Orioles, Bayonne Centerville, Brooklyn F.C., St. Mary’s Celtic, Chicago Sparta, Chicago Vikings, Paterson Rangers, Paterson True Blues, Pawtucket F.C., Pittsburgh Gallatin S.C., Pittsburgh Morgan S.C., Shawsheen Indians, St. Louis Central Breweries, St. Louis Scullins Steel, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock, Fall River Rovers, Fall River Ponta Delgada, and N.Y. Nationals (3413).
Some of these may seem comical to you, but you’d be shocked at how many clubs in the “Big Four” leagues in Europe have not been as successful.
I was unable to find Ross County on this list- clearly an oversight.
Until tomorrow…
That’s a “Wicked Sceptre”.
Aww shucks.