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The world of football has seen some of its biggest and most successful clubs go bust, come back, and in some cases go bust again ..reforming more than once. But who are the Top 10 Biggest clubs that have become Forgotten Football Clubs? The criteria to keep it simple is 'They are no longer in their original identity' These are clubs that were once major forces—often with top-flight success, titles, European runs, or huge historical/cultural impact—but have since gone bust, been liquidated, massively declined, or become largely "forgotten" in the modern elite game (many reformed as phoenix clubs in lower divisions or amateur status). This draws from historical prestige, peak achievements, fanbase size at the time, and how far they've fallen or disappeared. So here we go 👇 (A few controversial picks here but sure you can always leave your thoughts in the comments 😊) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rangers FC (Scotland) — One of the world's most successful clubs (55 league titles, multiple European finals). Bankrupt in 2012, forced into liquidation, and reformed in lower leagues. Massive global fanbase, but the original entity technically ceased. 🇮🇹 SSC Napoli (Italy) — Serie A champions in 1987 & 1990 (Maradona era), UEFA Cup winners. Bankrupt in 2004 amid huge debts, reformed as Napoli Soccer (later back to SSC Napoli). One of the biggest "bust" stories due to its iconic status. 🇮🇹 Parma FC (Italy) — Three UEFA Cups, Coppa Italia wins, Champions League semi-finalists in the late 90s/early 2000s. Bankrupt in 2015 (huge debts), reformed multiple times (now in lower Serie levels). Symbol of 90s Italian excess and collapse. 🇫🇷 Girondins de Bordeaux (France) — Six Ligue 1 titles, UEFA Cup finalists, consistent European competitors. Declared bankrupt in 2024, professional status lost, now in amateur/lower tiers. A historic giant of French football. 🇬🇷 AEK Athens (Greece) — Multiple Greek titles, strong European presence. Bankrupt in 2013, reformed from scratch in lower divisions. Huge passionate fanbase, but the fall was dramatic. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wimbledon FC (England) — FA Cup winners 1988 (famous "Crazy Gang"), top-flight mainstay. Relocated/rebranded as MK Dons in 2003-04; original fans formed AFC Wimbledon. One of English football's most infamous "forgotten" cases. 🇺🇦 FC Dnipro (Ukraine) — UEFA Europa League finalists 2015, multiple Ukrainian titles. Bankrupt/liquidated around 2018-19 due to financial issues, reformed at the amateur level. Recent big European achievers who vanished quickly. 🇷🇺 Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) — Massive spending in the early 2010s (bought stars like Eto'o, Willian), Europa League quarters. Collapsed post-2013 due to owner pullout, now defunct or tiny lower-league status. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Third Lanark (Scotland)--- Scottish league champions (1904) and multiple cup winners, one of the original powerhouses alongside Celtic and Rangers. Scandal and financial ruin led to liquidation in 1967. Their Cathkin Park ground remains a haunting, overgrown relic visited by fans as football's "Pompeii." 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Belfast Celtic (Northern Ireland) — Huge Irish League dominance pre-1950s, massive crowds (often bigger than modern SPL games). Withdrew in 1949, fully defunct by the 1960s. One of the most culturally significant "lost" clubs. Honourable mentions: Chievo Verona (recent Serie A mainstay, bankrupt 2021), SPAL (multiple Serie A stints, refounded in lower tiers post-2025), Évian Thonon Gaillard (Ligue 1 in 2010s, liquidated 2016), and historic pioneers like Racing Club de France (1936 French champions, now amateur). #NeverForget

_forgottenfooty's tweet photo. The world of football has seen some of its biggest and most successful clubs go bust, come back, and in some cases go bust again ..reforming more than once.

But who are the Top 10 Biggest clubs that have become Forgotten Football Clubs?

The criteria to keep it simple is 'They are no longer in their original identity'

These are clubs that were once major forces—often with top-flight success, titles, European runs, or huge historical/cultural impact—but have since gone bust, been liquidated, massively declined, or become largely "forgotten" in the modern elite game (many reformed as phoenix clubs in lower divisions or amateur status). This draws from historical prestige, peak achievements, fanbase size at the time, and how far they've fallen or disappeared.

So here we go 👇 (A few controversial picks here but sure you can always leave your thoughts in the comments 😊)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rangers FC (Scotland) — One of the world's most successful clubs (55 league titles, multiple European finals). Bankrupt in 2012, forced into liquidation, and reformed in lower leagues. Massive global fanbase, but the original entity technically ceased.

🇮🇹 SSC Napoli (Italy) — Serie A champions in 1987 & 1990 (Maradona era), UEFA Cup winners. Bankrupt in 2004 amid huge debts, reformed as Napoli Soccer (later back to SSC Napoli). One of the biggest "bust" stories due to its iconic status.

🇮🇹 Parma FC (Italy) — Three UEFA Cups, Coppa Italia wins, Champions League semi-finalists in the late 90s/early 2000s. Bankrupt in 2015 (huge debts), reformed multiple times (now in lower Serie levels). Symbol of 90s Italian excess and collapse.

🇫🇷 Girondins de Bordeaux (France) — Six Ligue 1 titles, UEFA Cup finalists, consistent European competitors. Declared bankrupt in 2024, professional status lost, now in amateur/lower tiers. A historic giant of French football.

🇬🇷 AEK Athens (Greece) — Multiple Greek titles, strong European presence. Bankrupt in 2013, reformed from scratch in lower divisions. Huge passionate fanbase, but the fall was dramatic.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wimbledon FC (England) — FA Cup winners 1988 (famous "Crazy Gang"), top-flight mainstay. Relocated/rebranded as MK Dons in 2003-04; original fans formed AFC Wimbledon. One of English football's most infamous "forgotten" cases.

🇺🇦 FC Dnipro (Ukraine) — UEFA Europa League finalists 2015, multiple Ukrainian titles. Bankrupt/liquidated around 2018-19 due to financial issues, reformed at the amateur level. Recent big European achievers who vanished quickly.

🇷🇺 Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) — Massive spending in the early 2010s (bought stars like Eto'o, Willian), Europa League quarters. Collapsed post-2013 due to owner pullout, now defunct or tiny lower-league status.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Third Lanark (Scotland)---
Scottish league champions (1904) and multiple cup winners, one of the original powerhouses alongside Celtic and Rangers. Scandal and financial ruin led to liquidation in 1967. Their Cathkin Park ground remains a haunting, overgrown relic visited by fans as football's "Pompeii."

🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Belfast Celtic (Northern Ireland) — Huge Irish League dominance pre-1950s, massive crowds (often bigger than modern SPL games). Withdrew in 1949, fully defunct by the 1960s. One of the most culturally significant "lost" clubs.

Honourable mentions: Chievo Verona (recent Serie A mainstay, bankrupt 2021), SPAL (multiple Serie A stints, refounded in lower tiers post-2025), Évian Thonon Gaillard (Ligue 1 in 2010s, liquidated 2016), and historic pioneers like Racing Club de France (1936 French champions, now amateur).

#NeverForget

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