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The\u00a0most\u00a0famous\u00a0sport\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0boasts\u00a0an\u00a0extremely\u00a0rich\u00a0and impressive\u00a0heritage.\u00a0Traditionally,\u00a0England\u00a0is\u00a0considered\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the birthplace\u00a0of\u00a0soccer,\u00a0so\u00a0it\u00a0comes\u00a0as\u00a0no\u00a0surprise\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0soccer clubs\u00a0have\u00a0originated\u00a0in\u00a0England.\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0place\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0are eager\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next,\u00a0we’re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0soccer’s\u00a0brief\u00a0past\u00a0to\u00a0learn how\u00a0the\u00a0“beautiful\u00a0game”\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0be.\u00a0Then\u00a0we’re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at what\u00a0five\u00a0soccer\u00a0teams\u00a0are\u00a0considered\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0in\u00a0history\u00a0to\u00a0be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Soccer Originated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before\u00a0we\u00a0go\u00a0into\u00a0more\u00a0detail\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0teams,\u00a0let’s\u00a0see how\u00a0this\u00a0sport\u00a0came\u00a0into\u00a0being.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\u00a0to\u00a0some\u00a0accounts,\u00a0the\u00a0soccer-like\u00a0game\u00a0that\u00a0featured\u00a0a\u00a0ball\u00a0made\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0rock,\u00a0though)\u00a0was\u00a0first played\u00a0around\u00a01,000\u00a0BC\u00a0in\u00a0Mesopotamia.\u00a0However\u00a0this\u00a0game\u00a0was\u00a0a long\u00a0way\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0fair\u00a0play\u00a0game\u00a0we\u00a0know\u00a0today.\u00a0The\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the losing\u00a0team\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0viewed\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0sacrifice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0gods.\u00a0Well. Yeah.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar\u00a0games\u00a0have\u00a0also\u00a0been\u00a0played\u00a0in\u00a0ancient\u00a0Greece,\u00a0Rome\u00a0and China.\u00a0The\u00a0team\u00a0game,\u00a0however\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0similarities\u00a0to\u00a0soccer, is\u00a0synonymous\u00a0with\u00a0England\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a012th\u00a0century.\u00a0Besides\u00a0kicking\u00a0the ball,\u00a0it\u00a0also\u00a0involved\u00a0hitting\u00a0it.\u00a0(Yes,\u00a0that’s\u00a0also\u00a0how\u00a0rugby\u00a0originated.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\u00a0the\u00a0mid-19th\u00a0century,\u00a0soccer\u00a0and\u00a0rugby\u00a0were\u00a0two\u00a0separate\u00a0sports,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0was then\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0English\u00a0Football\u00a0Association\u00a0was\u00a0established.\u00a0So\u00a0it should\u00a0come\u00a0as\u00a0no\u00a0surprise\u00a0that\u00a0English\u00a0soccer\u00a0clubs\u00a0are\u00a0dominating our\u00a0list\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0five\u00a0soccer\u00a0clubs\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Soccer Clubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According\u00a0to\u00a0some\u00a0historians,\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0club\u00a0was\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0in Scotland\u00a0in\u00a01824.\u00a0However,\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0English\u00a0Football\u00a0Association\u00a0and\u00a0FIFA\u00a0consider\u00a0the\u00a0well-known\u00a0English\u00a0team\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0still\u00a0playing\u00a0today\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0official\u00a0soccerclub.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambridge University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s\u00a0pretty\u00a0convenient\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0team\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0comes from\u00a0England.\u00a0After\u00a0all,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0nation\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0the\u00a0team\u00a0sport,\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0know\u00a0it,\u00a0originated\u00a0today.\u00a0According\u00a0to\u00a0some\u00a0claims,\u00a0a\u00a0soccer\u00a0club representing\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0University\u00a0was\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a01856.\u00a0That’s\u00a0why some\u00a0people\u00a0remember\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0oldest\u00a0club\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some\u00a0scholars,\u00a0however,\u00a0claim\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0club\u00a0was\u00a0formed\u00a0much\u00a0earlier.\u00a0Whatever\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0may\u00a0be,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0prestigious\u00a0universities\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0can\u00a0claim\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0location\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0club\u00a0was set\u00a0up.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\u00a0isn’t\u00a0meant\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0surprise.\u00a0Many\u00a0English\u00a0public\u00a0schools\u00a0have seen\u00a0games\u00a0reminiscent\u00a0of\u00a0soccer\u00a0being\u00a0played\u00a0on\u00a0school\u00a0grounds.\u00a0So the\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0college\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0them,\u00a0too.\u00a0However\u00a0each\u00a0school\u00a0had\u00a0its\u00a0own\u00a0rules,\u00a0so\u00a0playing\u00a0a\u00a0uniform\u00a0game\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0little troublesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u00a0when\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0University\u00a0came\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0list\u00a0of\u00a0soccer\u00a0rules\u00a0in 1856,\u00a0it\u00a0changed\u00a0everything.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0documents testifying\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0Cambridge’s\u00a0Blues\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0team\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0structured\u00a0manner.\u00a0Each\u00a0player\u00a0was\u00a0given\u00a0a\u00a0field\u00a0of\u00a0pitch\u00a0control and\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0team\u00a0that\u00a0based\u00a0the\u00a0game\u00a0on\u00a0throwing\u00a0the\u00a0ball around.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protection\u00a0and\u00a0attack\u00a0tactics\u00a0were\u00a0invented,\u00a0as\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0pyramid formation – two\u00a0defenders,\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0three\u00a0middlemen\u00a0and\u00a0five\u00a0strikers.\u00a0Since this\u00a0formation\u00a0became\u00a0very\u00a0popular,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0quickly\u00a0adopted\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0soccer\u00a0norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield F.C.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0teams,\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0F.C.,\u00a0came\u00a0into\u00a0being\u00a0on October\u00a024,\u00a01857.\u00a0Even\u00a0though\u00a0this\u00a0club\u00a0is\u00a0now\u00a0located\u00a0in\u00a0Derbyshire,\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0place\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0formed.\u00a0There\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0some controversy\u00a0about\u00a0which\u00a0club\u00a0is\u00a0known\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0F.C.\u00a0Or\u00a0the\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Cambridge.\u00a0However,\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0was\u00a0remembered\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0oldest\u00a0soccer\u00a0team\u00a0still\u00a0in\u00a0existence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Football\u00a0Association\u00a0was\u00a0established\u00a0six\u00a0years\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0founding of\u00a0the\u00a0club,\u00a0but\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0no\u00a0widely\u00a0agreed\u00a0rules\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time.\u00a0Which\u00a0meant\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0club\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0its\u00a0own\u00a0set\u00a0of\u00a0rules.\u00a0These rules,\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0Rules,\u00a0are\u00a0considered\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0set\u00a0of written\u00a0soccer\u00a0rules\u00a0created\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0soccer\u00a0team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today,\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0F.C.,\u00a0dubbed\u00a0The\u00a0Club,\u00a0is\u00a0playing\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Northern Premier\u00a0League\u00a0(Division One South East).\u00a0Their\u00a0greatest\u00a0success\u00a0in\u00a0modern\u00a0history\u00a0came\u00a0in\u00a01977\u00a0when they\u00a0were\u00a0runners\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0FA\u00a0Vase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0rules\u00a0are\u00a0between\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0F.C.\u00a0Oh,\u00a0and\u00a0Hallam\u00a0F.C.\u00a0(This\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0an\u00a0appearance\u00a0on\u00a0our\u00a0list)\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0town\u00a0derby\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0first\u00a0played\u00a0in\u00a01860.\u00a0This\u00a0occurrence\u00a0is\u00a0often\u00a0considered\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0oldest fixture\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0The\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0these\u00a0two\u00a0teams\u00a0met\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a02012 since\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0competed\u00a0in\u00a0separate\u00a0leagues\u00a0since\u00a0then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallam F.C.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another\u00a0English\u00a0club\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0proud\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0history\u00a0is\u00a0Hallam F.C.\u00a0Founded\u00a0in\u00a01860,\u00a0this\u00a0soccer\u00a0club\u00a0is\u00a0considered\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0second oldest\u00a0soccer\u00a0club\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All\u00a0the\u00a0great\u00a0soccer\u00a0rivalries\u00a0involve\u00a0two\u00a0teams,\u00a0normally\u00a0originating from\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0area.\u00a0(Although\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0still\u00a0others\u00a0featuring\u00a0two\u00a0of the\u00a0most\u00a0successful\u00a0teams\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0Do\u00a0we\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0El\u00a0Cl\u00e1sico?\u00a0Well,\u00a0Hallam\u00a0F.C.\u00a0is\u00a0pushing\u00a0this\u00a0a\u00a0step\u00a0further\u00a0The\u00a0club was\u00a0founded\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0Sheffield\u00a0F.C.’s\u00a0competitor,\u00a0since\u00a0this\u00a0team\u00a0has been\u00a0established\u00a0three\u00a0years\u00a0ago!\u00a0As\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0already\u00a0said\u00a0this competition led to\u00a0the\u00a0formation\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0own\u00a0soccer\u00a0derby\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0Rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallam\u00a0F.C.\u00a0had\u00a0quite\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0good\u00a0seasons\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0early\u00a0years.\u00a0The\u00a0team also\u00a0won\u00a0the\u00a0Youdan\u00a0Cup\u00a0in\u00a01867,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0perceived\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0one\u00a0of the\u00a0world’s\u00a0first\u00a0soccer\u00a0tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\u00a0here’s\u00a0a\u00a0fun\u00a0thing\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0award\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Youdan\u00a0Cup.\u00a0It happened\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0lost,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0knew\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0stood\u00a0for\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0century.\u00a0Then\u00a0it\u00a0happened\u00a0in\u00a01997\u00a0that\u00a0an\u00a0antique\u00a0dealer\u00a0sold\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0club.\u00a0How\u00a0it\u00a0fell\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0hands,\u00a0and\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0for\u00a0more\u00a0than a\u00a0hundred\u00a0years,\u00a0is\u00a0still\u00a0a\u00a0mystery.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Countrymen\u00a0made\u00a0their\u00a0first\u00a0appearance\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Amateur\u00a0Cup\u00a0in 1911.\u00a0And\u00a0though\u00a0the\u00a0First\u00a0World\u00a0War\u00a0began\u00a0in\u00a01914,\u00a0the\u00a0club continued\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0until\u00a01917.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0two-year\u00a0absence,\u00a0Hallam\u00a0returned\u00a0in\u00a01919\u00a0to\u00a0produce\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0best results\u00a0in\u00a0club\u00a0history\u00a0in\u00a01925.\u00a0The\u00a0win\u00a0over\u00a0Bishop\u00a0Auckland, five-time\u00a0Amateur\u00a0Cup\u00a0champions\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a02,000\u00a0strong\u00a0crowds,\u00a0is\u00a0now\u00a0considered\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0most\u00a0important\u00a0achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notts County F.C.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Established\u00a0in\u00a01862,\u00a0Notts\u00a0County\u00a0Football\u00a0Club\u00a0is\u00a0another\u00a0English club\u00a0on\u00a0our\u00a0list.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0only\u00a012\u00a0soccer\u00a0teams\u00a0that\u00a0would\u00a0claim\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0founders\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Football\u00a0League\u00a0in\u00a01888.\u00a0Notts\u00a0County\u00a0is\u00a0just\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,\u00a0their\u00a0initial\u00a0season\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0that good \u2013they\u00a0finished\u00a0in\u00a0eleventh\u00a0place.\u00a0Their\u00a0biggest\u00a0league\u00a0result\u00a0came\u00a0in 1891\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0finished\u00a0seventh,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0results\u00a0were\u00a0repeated\u00a0ten years\u00a0later,\u00a0in\u00a01901.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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