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Question
#22856. babyx
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Who are the oldest and youngest teams in the English Football League?
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Jack Flash
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The oldest club in the Football League is Notts County, founded in 1862. I'm not sure which is the youngest.
Sep 28 02, 1:14 PM
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Kainantu
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Try this..........
the lot.
Arsenal FC 1886.
Aston Villa FC 1874
Blackburn Rovers 1875
Bolton Wanderers 1874 and 1886 (second date found on another site)
Chelsea FC 1905
Derby Country FC 1884
Everton FC 1879
Leeds United FC 1919
Leicester City FC 1884
Liverpool FC 1892
Manchester United FC 1878
Middlesbrough FC 1876
Newcastle United FC 1892
Southampton FC 1880
Sunderland FC 1879
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1882
West Ham United FC 1895
 http://www.wsoccer.com/
Sep 28 02, 1:23 PM
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palaceben
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For completeness of the Premiership, the missing three are:
Birmingham City - 1875
Fulham - 1898
Manchester City - 1894
But that still leaves the other 72 Football League teams I guess....
Sep 28 02, 6:29 PM
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palaceben
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Division One
Bradford City - 1903
Brighton and Hove Albion - 1900
Burnley - 1882
Coventry City - 1883
Crystal Palace - says here 1861, but that was a different club - it was 1905
Derby county - 1884
Gillingham - 1893
Grimsby Town - 1878
Ipswich Town - 1878
Leicester City - 1884
Millwall - 1885
Norwich City - 1902
Nottingham Forest - 1865
Portsmouth - 1898
Preston North End - 1881
Reading - 1871
Rotherham - 1870
Sheffield United - 1889
Sheffield Wednesday - 1867
Stoke City - 1868
Walsall - 1888
Watford - 1891
Wimbledon - 1889
Wolverhampton Wanderers - 1877
continued.....
Sep 28 02, 7:04 PM
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palaceben
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Division Two
Barnsley - 1887
Blackpool - 1887
Brentford - 1889
Bristol City - 1894
Cardiff City - 1899
Cheltenham Town - 1892
Chesterfield - 1866
Colchester - 1937
Crewe Alexandra - 1877
Huddersfield Town - 1908
Luton Town - 1885
Mansfield Town - 1897
Northampton Town - 1897
Notts County - 1862
Oldham Athletic - 1895
Peterborough - 1934
Plymouth Argyle - 1886
Port Vale - 1876
QPR - 1885
Stockport County - 1883
Swindon Town - 1879
Tranmere Rovers - 1885
Wigan Athletic - 1932
Wycombe Wanderers - 1887
continued....
Sep 28 02, 7:05 PM
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palaceben
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Division Three
AFC Bournemouth - 1899
Boston United - 1933
Bristol Rovers - 1883
Bury - 1885
Cambridge United - 1912
Carlisle United - 1905
Darlington - 1883
Exeter City - 1904
Harletpool United - 1908
Hull City - 1905
Kidderminster Harriers - 1886
Leyton Orient - 1881
Lincoln City - 1884
Macclesfiled Town - 1874
Oxford United - 1893
Rochdale - 1907
Rushden and Diamonds - tricky ... Rushden Town - 1889 merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992 and a new club was formed.
Scunthorpe United - 1899
Shrewsbury Town - 1886
Southend United - 1906
Swansea City - 1912
Torquay United - 1899
Wrexham - 1872
York City - 1922
So it looks like the youngest team is either Colchester United - 1937, or Rushden and Diamonds after their merger in 1992
(Lucky the boss is off today!)
http://www.teamtalk.com - except for Boston (www.bostonunited.co.uk/clubhist)
Sep 28 02, 7:05 PM
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Pinchbeck
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According to The Supporters Guide to football 1992, Maidstone United founded in 1897 were admitted to the League in 1989. This may be out of date if it's the latest to join the league you want.
Sep 29 02, 2:12 PM
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palaceben
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By Pinchbeck's reckoning, which is perfectly valid, the youngest league team is Boston United, as they only joined the league this year.
Sep 29 02, 7:41 PM
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