<Li> Continuity: Contemporary newspaper reports may use club names where the direct connection to modern day clubs is not established . </Li> <P> The year in the left hand column is the year claimed by the club itself </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year given by club </Th> <Th> Club (s) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1862 </Td> <Td> Notts County </Td> <Td> 1862 date based on a press account of the "Nottingham Football Club". The organisational link between the 1862 club and "Notts Foot - ball Club" of 1864 (the Notts County of today) unclear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1863 </Td> <Td> Stoke City </Td> <Td> The formation of Stoke Ramblers (a forerunner of Stoke City) was reported in contemporary news reports in 1868 . Two 1906 football history books stated that the Stoke Ramblers' founders had started the club in 1863, which was the date subsequently adopted by the current club for anniversary celebrations in 1963 and 2013, and in the current crest . However this earlier date was never universally accepted, and the factual detail in the books' accounts of the 1863 formation was disproved by modern research . <P> This club underwent a merger in 1878 and was liquidated in 1908, with the current club founded shortly after . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1864 </Td> <Td> Wrexham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1865 </Td> <Td> Nottingham Forest </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Chesterfield </Td> <Td> Several Chesterfield clubs with unknown links existed in the 19th century, current club founded 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Sheffield Wednesday </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1871 </Td> <Td> Reading </Td> <Td> Some doubt on whether 1871 or 1872 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> Aston Villa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> Bolton Wanderers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> Birmingham City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> Blackburn Rovers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> Middlesbrough </Td> <Td> Original club founded in 1876, club merged then demerged from another club in 1892 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> Port Vale </Td> <Td> Disputed whether original club foundation is 1876 or 1879, this club was wound up, with the name used by another club in 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> Crewe Alexandra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> Wolverhampton Wanderers </Td> <Td> Merged with another club in 1879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> Everton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> Grimsby Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> Ipswich Town </Td> <Td> Merged with a rugby club in 1888 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> Manchester United </Td> <Td> founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C. Renamed in 1902, liquidation was avoided </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> West Bromwich Albion </Td> <Td> Formation in 1879, any football in 1878 on an informal basis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> Doncaster Rovers </Td> <Td> Liquidated and reformed in 1914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> Fulham </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> Sunderland </Td> <Td> Sunderland AFC began life as "Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club", founded in 1879 . First recorded competitive game was against Ferryhill Athletic on 13 November 1880 . In 1881 the club's name was changed to Sunderland Association Football Club . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> Swindon Town </Td> <Td> Dispute on whether formation was in 1879 or 1881 . Merged with another club in 1881 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> Manchester City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> Preston North End </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1881 </Td> <Td> Watford </Td> <Td> underwent merger in 1898, the 1881 date is for one of the two merged clubs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1882 </Td> <Td> Burnley </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1882 </Td> <Td> Tottenham Hotspur </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1883 </Td> <Td> Bristol Rovers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1883 </Td> <Td> Coventry City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> Derby County </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> Leicester City </Td> <Td> Original club, Leicester Fosse, closed down in 1919 to be replaced by Leicester City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> Lincoln City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 </Td> <Td> Bury </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 </Td> <Td> Luton Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 </Td> <Td> Millwall </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 </Td> <Td> Southampton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1886 </Td> <Td> Queens Park Rangers </Td> <Td> Amalgamation of two clubs, 1882 sometimes claimed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1886 </Td> <Td> Arsenal, Plymouth Argyle, Shrewsbury Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1887 </Td> <Td> Blackpool </Td> <Td> Formed by breakaway from another club 1877 sometimes claimed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1887 </Td> <Td> Barnsley, Cheltenham Town, Wycombe Wanderers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Barnet, Walsall </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> Brentford, Forest Green Rovers, Sheffield United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1892 </Td> <Td> Liverpool, Newcastle United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Gillingham, Oxford United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Bristol City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1895 </Td> <Td> Oldham Athletic, West Ham United, Yeovil Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1896 </Td> <Td> Crawley Town </Td> <Td> played informally from 1890 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1896 </Td> <Td> Carlisle United </Td> <Td> Renaming rather than previously thought merger in 1904 . Liquidation and reform in 1911 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1897 </Td> <Td> Mansfield Town, Northampton Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> Portsmouth </Td> <Td> Wound up and reformed in 1911 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1899 </Td> <Td> Bournemouth, Cardiff City, Scunthorpe United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1901 </Td> <Td> Brighton & Hove Albion </Td> <Td> Claims of connection to previous clubs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1901 </Td> <Td> Exeter City </Td> <Td> Adopted current name in 1904, previously thought to be a merger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1902 </Td> <Td> Norwich City </Td> <Td> Original club liquidated 1917 and reformed 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1903 </Td> <Td> Bradford City </Td> <Td> formed from Manningham FC after a switch from Rugby League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1904 </Td> <Td> Hull City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Charlton Athletic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Chelsea </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Crystal Palace </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1906 </Td> <Td> Southend United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1907 </Td> <Td> Rochdale </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> Huddersfield Town </Td> <Td> Liquidated and reformed in 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Newport County </Td> <Td> Liquidated and reformed in 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Cambridge United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Swansea City </Td> <Td> Original club wound up in 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1919 </Td> <Td> Leeds United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Morecambe </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1925 </Td> <Td> Rotherham United </Td> <Td> based on clubs that were involved in the 1925 merger, 1870 is sometimes claimed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> Wigan Athletic </Td> <Td> Several teams created and wound up prior to current club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Peterborough United </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Colchester United </Td> <Td> Replaced an amateur club which folded the previous year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Burton Albion </Td> <Td> succeeded other clubs in the town </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Accrington Stanley </Td> <Td> Reformed, following the demise of a previous club of the same name in 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Stevenage </Td> <Td> founded following bankruptcy of a previous club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleetwood Town </Td> <Td> Several previous versions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> AFC Wimbledon </Td> <Td> viewed as a new club and not a continuation of Wimbledon FC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> MK Dons </Td> <Td> Although the club was a continuation of Wimbledon FC (formed 1889), moving from Wimbledon to Milton Keynes in 2003, the club considers its foundation from when the club was renamed in 2004 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year given by club </Th> <Th> Club (s) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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