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[Football] The top ten oldest English professional football clubs
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Cowfold Seagull
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1886.
smillie's garden
Am I evil?
- Aug 11, 2003
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Notts County, Sheffield Utd, Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Wolves, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Preston, Sheffield Wednesday. Knew a couple, the rest guesses.
Having watched the previously mentioned English Game which is based on fact, I would imagine Blackburn were the first based on the fact that they were openly paying their players, but is it a question purely about English clubs? Because Jimmy Love and Fergus Suter were two Scottish professionals who moved to England for better money.
I also wonder if Darwin were one of the first pro clubs too?
Other guesses would be based on the original twelve football league clubs
I also wonder if Darwin were one of the first pro clubs too?
Other guesses would be based on the original twelve football league clubs
HalfaSeatOn
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Third oldest professional club in the world!
Bansko Seagull
Bansko Seagull
Does Blackpool make the list?
Stockport was very industrial so possibly Stockport County?
Stockport was very industrial so possibly Stockport County?
theboybilly
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I mentioned them but didn’t realise they’d be in top ten let alone 5. Go me.
Just remember Thames Valley Royals and the protests
atfc village
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Played in every FA Cup along with Maidenhead United.
Publius Ovidius
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Not Huddersfield. We were the founding members of Rugby League though.
Publius Ovidius
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Notts county
Stoke?
Forest
Wednesday
Arsenal( woolwich)
The original man United?
Taybha
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Here's the top ten (apparently )
1. Notts County 1862
2. Stoke City 1863
3. Notts Forest 1865
4. Sheff Weds 1867
5. READING WTF 1871
6. Aston Villa1874
7. Bolton Wanderers 1874
8. Birmingham City 1875
9. Blackburn Rovers 1875
10. Middlesbrough 1876 Port Vale 1876 , Macclesfield Town 1876
Chesterfield would of made it into the top ten but nobody remembers them anyway , they were founded in 1867 .
Wrexham are indeed very old 1864
The oldest club listed worldwide was TSV 1860 Munchen
What the hell Tinpot are doing in the top 10 god only knows but that stat blew my tiny mind .
1. Notts County 1862
2. Stoke City 1863
3. Notts Forest 1865
4. Sheff Weds 1867
5. READING WTF 1871
6. Aston Villa1874
7. Bolton Wanderers 1874
8. Birmingham City 1875
9. Blackburn Rovers 1875
10. Middlesbrough 1876 Port Vale 1876 , Macclesfield Town 1876
Chesterfield would of made it into the top ten but nobody remembers them anyway , they were founded in 1867 .
Wrexham are indeed very old 1864
The oldest club listed worldwide was TSV 1860 Munchen
What the hell Tinpot are doing in the top 10 god only knows but that stat blew my tiny mind .
Are the Macclesfield Town players from 1876 still waiting for their wages too?
Just to make you realise how long ago that is the year Middlesbrough, Port Vale and Macclesfield turned professional was the same year as Custer made his last stand at Little Big Horn! Incredible really
Just to make you realise how long ago that is the year Middlesbrough, Port Vale and Macclesfield turned professional was the same year as Custer made his last stand at Little Big Horn! Incredible really
I took it for granted that you knew how old/young L. Orient were , seeing as you made a point of telling me . So know that the answer`s are up and i can`t give anything away , L . Orient are the second oldest London club . They are older than Spurs, W.H.U. ,Chelsea ,Arsenal , Palace , Brentford , Q.P.R. , and Charlton . I am always happy to learn about Football , but i prefer those correcting me to know what their talking about .
Tokyohands
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I recall a Palace fan once saying to me "haha how do you feel having a pier named after our club!" to which I of course replied "Our pier is older than your club, so how do you feel?"
perth seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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The Large One
Who's Next?
Fulham are older.
The Large One
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Cracking work, fella.
Port Vale's foundation is disputed. Some say 1876, some say 1879.
As stated earlier, TSV1860 didn't form a professional football club until 1899.
Additional - although Reading FC were formed in 1871, they didn't turn professional until 1895. Does that change things at all?
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