Barmy Army

Group

Barmy Army

From
United Kingdom
Since
present
Releases
3

About

The Barmy Army is a group of English cricket fans known for supporting the English cricket team in both domestic and international matches.

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The Barmy Army was at first an informal group but was later turned into a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The name is also applied to followers of the team who join in with match day activities in the crowd, but do not necessarily travel as part of an organised tour. Collins dictionary defines the word barmy as "slightly crazy or very foolish". They are known for their song that goes "Barmy Army shout it out come on England".
The group, then less organised, was given its name by the Australian media during the 1994–95 Test series in Australia, reportedly for the fans' hopeless audacity in travelling all the way to Australia in the near-certain knowledge that their team would lose, and the fact that they kept on chanting encouragement to the England team even when England were losing quite badly. It was co-founded by Paul Burnham.

From Barmy Army on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 1
EPs 1
Singles 1

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The Barmy Army

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