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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 birth of football in England was recreation for the higher classes in the country. The British empire had a huge impact on the spread of football not only in the country, but around the world by promoting football. The growth of football in England and the world started with the formation of clubs from local elites in the country.
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 Football Association created the FA Premier League, an elite league of 22 clubs that replaced the old Football League First Division as England's highest division. Manchester United won the Football League Cup for the first time in their history, defeating four-time winners Nottingham Forest in the final.
The modern game of association football originated in the mid-nineteenth century by the efforts of English football clubs to standardize the varying sets of football rules, culminating in the formation of The Football Association (The FA) in London, England, in 1863, and their issuing of the Laws of the Game in the same year.
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 ]
Pages in category "History of association football clubs in England" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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).