🏴 ON THIS DAY in 1888... The Football League is founded, with the below 12 clubs as the founding members ⚽️
@_forgottenfooty @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @RealEFLSocial @EFL @secondtierpod 'English Football League.'
@_forgottenfooty @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @RealEFLSocial @EFL @secondtierpod Stoke FC ...the 'City' part of the club's name was added a fair few years later.
@_forgottenfooty @RealEFLSocial @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @EFL @secondtierpod Amazing how the original colours changed. Villa should try the quarters again.
@_forgottenfooty @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @RealEFLSocial @EFL @secondtierpod It was just plain Stoke until 1925
@_forgottenfooty @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @RealEFLSocial @EFL @secondtierpod And not a London side in sight ☺️
@_forgottenfooty @TFHBs @fussballgeekz @sportinghistory @FootballMuseum @Rovers @AVFCOfficial @Hampdeners @RealEFLSocial @EFL @secondtierpod With Aston Villa as the most southerly team in the league.