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Author Topic: Football League celebrates 125th anniversary with plaques for founder members...  (Read 3729 times)

Offline Miguelito

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Surely we should get an extra special plaque

"The Football League is to honour its 12 founder members with specially commissioned blue plaques.

Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers all contested the inaugural season, which kicked off on September 8, 1888.
 
And Football League chairman Greg Clarke will recognise the special role they played in the formation of the world's original league football competition as it celebrates its 125th anniversary.
 
Clarke and chief operating officer Andy Williamson will be on hand this weekend to make presentations to Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Derby, Notts County, Preston and Wolves ahead of kick-off in their respective Anniversary Fixtures.
 
Accrington Stanley were presented with a plaque - on behalf of their predecessor club Accrington FC - along with Everton, ahead of the sides' recent friendly that re-created the match-up on the opening day of the 1888/89 season.
 
"The supporters of The Football League's founder members should take great pride from the contribution their clubs have made to the game of football and we looking forward to marking that achievement at the weekend," Clarke said.
 
"But as soon as the whistle goes, it is all about the new season and ten months of hard fought, competitive football.
 
"As ever, fans will be optimistic that this season will be their year and I'm sure every one of them can't wait to get started."
 
The League will also make special presentations to all the other clubs featuring in this weekend's 125th Anniversary Fixtures."

Offline tomd2103

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Nice addition to or by the McGregor statue.

Offline andyh

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How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

Offline Gerrin

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How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

Sky will no doubt jump on the band wagon and award something massive to all the original Premier League teams at some point.

Offline Witton Warrior

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How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

Sky will no doubt jump on the band wagon and award something massive to all the original Premier League teams at some point.
How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

and Liverpool, Spurs and Noocastle...

Offline Gerrin

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How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?



Sky will no doubt jump on the band wagon and award something massive to all the original Premier League teams at some point.
How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

and Liverpool, Spurs and Noocastle...

Noocastle will never be awarded anything.

Offline frankmosswasmyuncle

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How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?



Sky will no doubt jump on the band wagon and award something massive to all the original Premier League teams at some point.
How will they manage to wangle it to give one to chelsea, man u, arse and
man city?

and Liverpool, Spurs and Noocastle...

Noocastle will never be awarded anything.
Twats of the season.
Twats of the decade.
Twats of the century.
Anyway, something to do with being Twats.
Just a thought.

Offline Dio1874

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Nice idea for the plaque. The EPL could have got in the spirit of it by having our 1st game of
the season against Everton, Oopps silly me, fancy forgetting football wasn't invented till 1992 :)

Offline steffo

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I don't think Newcastle were founder 'members' of the Premier League.

Offline TheSandman

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Were promoted for the second season.

Offline olaftab

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That's the first trophy sorted for this season!

Offline Witton Warrior

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I don't think Newcastle were founder 'members' of the Premier League.


Neither were lots of "important" others - that's the ;-) point Steffo...

Offline olaftab

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I don't think Newcastle were founder 'members' of the Premier League.

I think the word founder in relation to premier league is an anathema.

Online rob_bridge

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Nice idea for the plaque. The EPL could have got in the spirit of it by having our 1st game of
the season against Everton, Oopps silly me, fancy forgetting football wasn't invented till 1992 :)

hush heathen!!

 


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