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Last updated Sep 14 2022.
Notts County Football Club, now universally recognised as The World’s Oldest Football League Club, was formed in 1862. Official formation followed two years later as the 'Notts. Foot Ball Club'. Pre-dating The Football Association, the club initially played matches of its own devising at Park Hollow, inside the grounds of the old Nottingham Castle. In 1864, the decision was made to take on outside opposition from both England and Scotland, which led to a move away from the club’s initial home to allow for larger crowds.https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/history/club-history/
The following years saw the club appear at numerous locations, including Castle Cricket Ground (1894), and Nottingham Forest’s Town Ground (1895 and 1896) and City Ground (1899 to 1909). However, the club’s main home, from 1883 onwards, was Trent Bridge, until the permanent switch across the river to Meadow Lane was completed in 1910. In 1888, Notts became one of 12 founder members of The Football League and ended the first season in 11th place, above Stoke City.