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Year published by club Club Season 2023–24 Notes 1 1861 [4]: Crystal Palace [5]: Premier League: The club previously published a foundation date of 1905, however they released research in 2020 suggesting an 1861 date, stating that they were "staking a claim to be recognised as the world's oldest league club in existence still playing professional football."
The earliest reference to football is in a 1314 decree issued by the Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas de Farndone, on behalf of King Edward II.Originally written in Norman French, a translation of the decree includes: "for as much as there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large footballs in the fields of the public, from which many evils might arise that God forbid: we command ...
The original league saw twelve teams become the founding members of the Football League in 1888–89: Accrington, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This is a list of football clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the men's English football league system as far down as Level 10 (Step 6), that is to say, six divisions below the Premier League/English Football League. Also included are clubs from outside England that play within the English system (suitably highlighted).
England has more football clubs than any other country, including the world's first club, Sheffield F.C., and the world's oldest professional club, Notts County. [5] England's top domestic league, the Premier League, is one of the most popular and richest leagues in the world.
The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) becomes an annual competition contested between the UK's four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Ireland before the late 1970s). Accrington are expelled from the Football Association for paying players. Bristol Rovers F.C. are formed.
The 1888–89 Football League was the first edition of the Football League, which ran from the autumn of 1888 until the spring of 1889.Created and named in Manchester during a meeting on 17 April 1888, the Football League is the oldest professional association football league competition in the world.
The English Football League comprises professional clubs from England and Wales, and was established in 1888 as The Football League (First Division). In 1892, the Second Division was formed. A Third Division was introduced in 1920, before being regionalised as North and South . [ 1 ]