Bands FC: The Charlatans' Tim Burgess and graphic designer Mark Liptrott combine football and music with unique logos

Sometimes the simplest of ideas can lead to the most marvellous creations.

Such is the case with Bands FC, which has come up with a unique take on the age old link between football and music by reproducing club crests so they represent bands.

The Bands FC Twitter account – which has amassed more than 20,000 followers in next to no time – explains it all succinctly enough. “Bands as football clubs. Football clubs as bands.”

The idea was born during a conversation between The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess and graphic designer Mark Liptrott after a gig in May, and has since spawned dozens of splendid looking crests.

“We were laughing that with the World Cup approaching bands would have to make themselves more footbally [sic] in order to get a look in,” the third member of the crew Nick Fraser told Talk Sport.

Within an hour they had three designs, a week later it was 50, and the figure has continued to grow.

“I send the designs to Mark [Liptrott], who brings them to life,” Nick added.

“It’s a real team effort now – people loved them so much, they asked to join in.”

And join in they have, from Twitter users requesting or suggesting new mash-ups, to some of the world’s top designers submitting their own efforts.

“The Gorillaz one was done by Rob Warner, who designed Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning kit while he was at Umbro,” Nick added.

“We all pitch in to get the final versions as amazing as possible. We also got to work with [acclaimed Manchester-born artist] Stan Chow, a design hero of ours.”

When it comes to designing the crests, Bands FC states: “The first rule of club-badge-club is that there are no rules with club badge club.”

Sometimes there is an obvious connection.

Liam and Noel would surely not have been happy had Oasis been represented by anything other than the Manchester City badge – that’s providing they can stop bickering for long enough to appreciate it.

Ultravox as Rapid Vienna makes perfect sense, as does Brighton as A Flock of Seagulls and ska legends The Specials as Coventry City.

The crest for Steel City indie rockers Pulp is clever, featuring the club’s trademark owl wearing Jarvis Cocker spectacles.

Saint Etienne as Saint Etienne is the most obvious one of them all.

Others require a tad more thought.

The relationship between Wolves and Wu Tang Clan may be lost on many Molineux regulars, but the Staten Island rappers did drop a track called ‘Wolves’ on their 2007 album 8 Diagrams.

Shrewsbury Town’s badge is depicted as Spinal Tap – complete with amps turned up to 11 – a nod to bass player Derek Smalls’ penchant for wearing a Salop shirt in This is Spinal Tap.

Led Zeppelin may raise a few eyebrows as Port Vale – although there’s a nod to Planty’s beloved Wolves with the badge incorporating an old gold and black colour scheme.

Hednesford Town is a natural fit as Ohio rockers The Black Keys, with those keys on The Pitmen’s badge reflecting the name of their old ground.

Sometimes they just rhyme, such as Throbbing Gristle and Partick Thistle.