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Sunshine on Leith voted UK's favourite football anthem

The Proclaimers have thanked fans after their song Sunshine on Leith was voted the nation's favourite footy anthem in a BBC poll.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jun 2018, 21:03 BST- 1 min read
Updated 26th Jun 2018, 22:08 BST
Musicians Charlie Reid (L) and Craig Reid penned Sunshine on Leith.Musicians Charlie Reid (L) and Craig Reid penned Sunshine on Leith.
Musicians Charlie Reid (L) and Craig Reid penned Sunshine on Leith.

The song, long adopted as a favourite of Hibs, topped the Football Anthems World Cup on the Steve Lamacq Show on radio station BBC6.

The rousing ballad beat Half Man Half Biscuit’s All I Want for Christmas is the Dukla Prague Away Kit in the poll by 70% to 30%, with more than 7,800 people voting.

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The Proclaimers took to Twitter to thank fans for their votes.

After the result one devotee tweeted in response: “Deserved IMO. Saw my team beat Hibs in a few finals but they still sang. I think that song moved every neutral when they finally won the cup.”