Kingswood Robin Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Haven't seen this on here, but Crystal Palace are laying claim to be the oldest professional football club. Apparently a Crystal Palace football club was formed in 1861 - pre Notts County. The original teams pitch was used for football and cricket. To save the cricket pitch, they took a 20 year "holiday" from football in 1875 and played just cricket instead. The Crystal Palace Stadium (old FA Cup final venue, not Selhurst Park) opened in 1895 and a Crystal Palace football team "resumed" playing football there. Palace are claiming that the original footballers just carried on playing cricket instead and they are therefore the oldest professional team. I can't see it myself as they weren't a football club for 20 years. Then again, if land used as a tip less than 20 years previous can be called a village green, then I guess anything goes, if you put the right spin on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird1 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 I doubt this would stand as there was no official Football Association that far back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 All clubs started in 1992 didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 If they were the oldest, who did they play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: If they were the oldest, who did they play? Themselves , probably saw a ‘ phantom ‘ goal or two even then as they were managed by Colin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: If they were the oldest, who did they play? Old Bullshitians I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kingswood Robin said: Old Bullshitions I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Seneca the Younger said: All clubs started in 1992 didn't they? Nah September 2020. When all the crap is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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