Solve The Clues To Find Nicknames Of British Football Clubs

[Ninnynanny]

1. Academics who don't play tennis or study at the Open University.
2. Colouring 2000.
3. A life peer's cars.
4. Furry spy executioners.
5. Mr Fox's friendly associates.
6. Volpone eats nuts in a ditch.
7. They sing such sad songs.
8. A sad creation for Walt Disney.
9. Twelve incorruptible people.
Thank you for any help.

[BlackadderV]

1 Dons

[emeritus]

6 The Foxes (Leicester City)

[AlwaysConfused]

9) saints

[emeritus]

7 The Blues (Chelsea)

[Spotty Dog]

All your answers will be on this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_club_nicknames_in_the_United_Kingdom

[BlackadderV]

Are some of the words in these clues redundant?

[emeritus]

4 Hartlepool (Monkey Hangers)

[AlwaysConfused]

4) Monkey hangers - Hartlepool

[tyrepill]

7 Canaries...Norwich City ?

[Ninnynanny]

Blackadder, no words are redundant. Still stuck on nos, 2,3,5,8. checked on the nickname site but cannot match the clues to any nickname or team. Thank you help so far.

[lidlicker]

2 Exeter City The Grecians

[lidlicker]

3 Partick Thistle - The Jags

[BlackadderV]

Very clever, Lidlicker!

[lidlicker]

8 Peterhead - Blue Toon

[lidlicker]

5 Fulham - The Badgers ?