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Before these badges could be granted, the Football League would itself need to become armigerous—given the right to bear arms. Its coat of arms was granted on 25 March 1974. Sadly, the Football League makes no use of these arms today, although it used to be seen flying in its banner form, 25 feet square, above Wembley Stadium in the early 1980s. The Football League was granted a crest—a football surmounted by a swift—and a badge, which incorporated a chain of 12 links, representing the 12 clubs that originally formed it.