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The clubs were founded in 1858 and 1859 respectively and currently compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), making them the world's oldest football clubs that are now professional. The oldest football clubs trace their origins to the mid-19th century, a period when football evolved from being a casual pastime to an organised mainstream ...
The Club of Pioneers was founded in 2013 by Sheffield FC, the first and oldest association football club in the world. The Club of Pioneers aims to discover and connect the world's oldest existing football clubs, to build a global network of like-minded football clubs to promote the importance of football history and the grass roots and amateur ...
Upon the clubs promotion from the national league in 2023 the club reclaimed the status of the worlds oldest football league club [5] 2 1863 [6] Stoke City: Championship: Prior to Notts County rejoining the League in 2023, Stoke City stated they were the oldest professional Football League Club in the world, existing since 1863. [7]
Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Dronfield, North East Derbyshire.They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One East. Founded in October 1857, [2] the club is recognised by FIFA as the oldest existing club still playing football in the world. [3]
Sheffield FC says the new 5,000 seat ground will be shared with Sheffield Eagles rugby league team.
Second-oldest association football league in the world. 1889: Trades Cup: regional cup: Association football: Kolkata, India: 1890 Border Cup: regional cup Association football Scottish Borders Scotland Originally played for by senior clubs, has been contested by Border Amateur Football Association clubs since 1960. 1891: Argentine Primera ...
Most national championships won in a row: 15 – Tafea, 1994–2009; the club won 15 Port Vila Football League consecutive titles [74] Oldest football club that is still active: Since 1848 – Sheffield [75] Most goals in football history: 13,085 (up to 4 December 2024) – Flamengo, 1912–2024 [76] [77] [78]
The first ever football tournament, the Youdan Cup, is played by twelve Sheffield clubs in 1867; the Cromwell Cup, the second oldest football tournament in the world, takes place in 1868 with Sheffield Rules. Goal kicks are introduced in 1869 and Scottish club Kilmarnock F.C founded.