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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.
After discussions with other club directors, very few were initially interested with noticeable rejection from London area clubs, possibly under the influence of the Football Association. Eventually, the Football League began in 1888 with 12 founder members. Stoke City were just called Stoke at the time; they didn't take the name Stoke City ...
In 1888, frustrated by the regular cancellation of Villa's matches, McGregor organised a meeting of representatives of England's leading clubs, which led to the formation of the Football League, giving member clubs a guaranteed fixture list each season.
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.
February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers. March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
Clubs shown in bold were among the founder members of the League. As of 2023, the founder member clubs playing in the League are Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke City, and West Bromwich Albion. Preston have continuously been League members, whereas the others (except Notts County) have ...
A new competition, The Football League, started this season.The Football League was open to clubs all over the United Kingdom, [citation needed] but the first twelve entrants (Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke (now Stoke City), West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers) were all from the ...
They were one of the original twelve clubs that formed the Football League on 17 April 1888. Accrington's best season was in 1889–90 , when the club finished sixth in the table. However, in the 1892–93 season they finished fifteenth (of 16) and were relegated after losing a test match 1–0 against Sheffield United at Trent Bridge .