Us and Villa the most successful clubs from the original 12.
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Us and Villa the most successful clubs from the original 12.
Some big names there, and Stoke.
There is a picture of Bill somewhere at the launch. 
Drico
Player Valuation: £70m
A decade from now...
"'Accrington Stanley'? Who are they?"
"I heard of them. But who's this 'Everton'?"
Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £50m
135 years of tears and misery and heartbreak over a ball being kicked about
Just nipping out in the DeLorean. Won’t be long…
Bring me back a copy of the Sporting Almanac
I want to know if we get relegated or not
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If you refresh this page, it will now be about the 11 founding Football League members and their official jigsaw partner, to whom this magnificent forum is solely dedicated.
Out of curiosity anyone know why the following clubs were not included in the first ever football league?
Crystal Palace, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham, Middlesborough, Port Vale, Crewe, Ipswich, Man Utd, Grimsby, Doncaster, Fulham, Sunderland, Swindon, Man City, Leyton Orient, Watford, Tottenham, QPR, Bristol Rovers, Coventry, Stockport, Leicester, Tranmere, Lincoln, Luton, Millwall, Southampton. arsenal, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Blackpool, Barnsley, Cheltenham, Wycombe, Walsall
All these clubs were supposedly formed before the league started in 1888.
I assume it’s to do with the fact some of them had not yet turned professional and due to proximity as all the original member clubs are from the midlands and the north of England
Crystal Palace, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham, Middlesborough, Port Vale, Crewe, Ipswich, Man Utd, Grimsby, Doncaster, Fulham, Sunderland, Swindon, Man City, Leyton Orient, Watford, Tottenham, QPR, Bristol Rovers, Coventry, Stockport, Leicester, Tranmere, Lincoln, Luton, Millwall, Southampton. arsenal, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Blackpool, Barnsley, Cheltenham, Wycombe, Walsall
All these clubs were supposedly formed before the league started in 1888.
I assume it’s to do with the fact some of them had not yet turned professional and due to proximity as all the original member clubs are from the midlands and the north of England
They wanted to stay amateurs I think
formerly manx toffee
Player Valuation: £70m
Original super league
Yarrgh
Player Valuation: £80m
Based on kits, this time I am going for Derby.
Plus having opposable thumbs will make me like a god there.
There is some mystery also, around why we were admitted to the League over Bootle FC.
Not that I’m complaining obviously. I wonder would @davek know? He is quite good at the history aspect.
Liverpool Caledonian, a defunct club in Wavertree, is also an excellent rabbit hole to delve.
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