collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Gordon Cowans by CT Villan
[Today at 02:12:50 AM]


Other Games - 2023/24 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 01:07:18 AM]


Chris Heck - President of Business Operations by VillaTim
[March 28, 2024, 11:45:01 PM]


COLD BLOW LANE ... 1967 to 1975 ... Did anyone (dare to) visit the Den? by dcdavecollett
[March 28, 2024, 11:02:33 PM]


Youri Tielemans (confirmed) by Somniloquism
[March 28, 2024, 10:54:34 PM]


FFP by AV82EC
[March 28, 2024, 10:36:39 PM]


All aboard the shuttle bus. by Demitri_C
[March 28, 2024, 10:29:02 PM]


GUESS THE CROWD R22: ASTON VILLA v Wolves, Saturday 30th March! 🥧 by ironmaidenmania
[March 28, 2024, 08:43:00 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: Gordon Cowans by CT Villan
[Today at 02:12:50 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by JD
[Today at 01:37:32 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 01:07:18 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by Percy McCarthy
[Today at 01:05:25 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by The Left Side
[Today at 12:52:12 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by tomd2103
[Today at 12:47:19 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by edgysatsuma89
[Today at 12:33:09 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by KevinGage
[Today at 12:22:56 AM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.  (Read 18963 times)

Offline Villa'Zawg

  • Member
  • Posts: 11005
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« on: May 19, 2010, 12:56:00 PM »
Aston Villa
Ancient Villans who ruled Europe



The Football League was the brainchild of William McGregor the pioneer. It was one William McGregor the fan would exult 22 years after its 1888 inception. For the club at which he directed and followed religiously had, by then, won the English top flight a record six times.

It would take 71 years for Aston Villa to recapture the First Division crown, but that unforeseen conquest proved the gateway to their zenith: an against-all-odds defeat of Bayern Munich in the European Cup final. FIFA.com delivers the tale of the oldest existing club in the world’s oldest league...

Fifa.com - Classic Football - Aston Villa - Clicky

Offline sendô WHU

  • Member
  • Posts: 986
  • Location: East East East London
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 01:04:17 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_F.C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notts_County_F.C.


Sheffield FC world's oldest association football club.

Notts County worlds oldest professional football club.

Offline Risso

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 84834
  • Location: Leics
  • GM : 04.03.2025
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 01:06:13 PM »
Yes, I was going to say that we can't claim to be the oldest existing club in the league - that's surely Notts County.

Offline Villa'Zawg

  • Member
  • Posts: 11005
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 01:07:47 PM »
Quote from: "sendô WHU"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_F.C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notts_County_F.C.


Sheffield FC world's oldest association football club.

Notts County worlds oldest professional football club.



"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

Offline Concrete John

  • Member
  • Posts: 15175
  • Location: Flying blind on a rocket cycle
  • GM : Mar, 2014
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 01:08:54 PM »
It's FIFA - I'd be more surprised is they got it right!

Offline Chico Hamilton III

  • Member
  • Posts: 19167
  • Location: South London
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 01:09:38 PM »
And Reading were founded before Villa

Although Villa v Albion must be the oldest local derby in the world

Offline sendô WHU

  • Member
  • Posts: 986
  • Location: East East East London
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2010, 01:13:02 PM »
Quote from: "Villadawg"

"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).

It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.

Offline el león Benidorm

  • Member
  • Posts: 1568
  • Location: Benidorm
  • GM : 28.05.2015
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2010, 01:14:20 PM »
As  you read down, it says we won the FA cp against Wess Brommich in 1987??

Ah good, so the myth that was Bingo McBungle is just a nightmare then

Offline Chico Hamilton III

  • Member
  • Posts: 19167
  • Location: South London
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2010, 01:14:39 PM »
Quote from: "sendô WHU"
 It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, .


Bet you wouldn't be saying that if you were the first to wear the great colours......

Offline Risso

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 84834
  • Location: Leics
  • GM : 04.03.2025
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2010, 01:14:56 PM »
Quote from: "sendô WHU"
Quote from: "Villadawg"

"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).

It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.


Cheeky sod.  As if Burnley get more recognition than us.

Offline Brend'Watkins

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 21324
  • Location: North Birmingham Clique teritory
  • GM : 20.03.2025
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2010, 01:15:59 PM »
Quote from: "sendô WHU"


It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.


It's about time you returned it isn't it?

Offline el león Benidorm

  • Member
  • Posts: 1568
  • Location: Benidorm
  • GM : 28.05.2015
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2010, 01:16:45 PM »
West Ham in their Famous Claret & Blue
Villa in the familiar Claret & Blue

If the press got this more accurate, we would have less to gripe about.

Offline Ads

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 39426
  • Location: The Breeze
  • GM : 17.04.2024
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2010, 01:22:48 PM »
We were also founded in 1874 and we're not the oldest club in the top flight, Stoke are.

 As for whose the most famous of claret and blue- its beyond doubt. Johnny Foreigner, even on a remote strip of sand in the middle of an archipelago, surrounded by thousands of miles of Indian Ocean could spot a Villa shirt.
West Ham “the famous Claret and Blue” peh-lease.

Offline pauliewalnuts

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 71073
  • GM : 26.08.2024
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2010, 01:23:13 PM »
Quote from: "sendô WHU"

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).


Ah, that's where the error is.

It isn't just a "kit". It is claret and blue and therefore more gravitas is involved.

Offline Risso

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 84834
  • Location: Leics
  • GM : 04.03.2025
The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2010, 01:24:05 PM »
Quote from: "Ads"
We were also founded in 1874 and we're not the oldest club in the top flight, Stoke are.


It's a Villadawg post, you weren't expecting accurate facts and figures were you?! ;P

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal