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    Quick question ...

    Were Notts County the first English club to be established?
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    Quote Originally Posted by aido_b
    Were Notts County the first English club to be established?
    They are recognised as the oldest LEAGUE club to be established. Founded 1862 then were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888.
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    Yeah they're the oldest league club. The oldest recognised club in the world are also english, Sheffield FC. Forgotten the year though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
    Yeah they're the oldest league club. The oldest recognised club in the world are also english, Sheffield FC. Forgotten the year though.
    Who did they play against until another club was founded ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aido_b
    Were Notts County the first English club to be established?
    This is correct. There was a time I knew the year. Founder members of the league in 1888. They go back to the 1860's anyhow. I remember their more famous days, FA Cup quarter finalists in 1991 and beaten 2-1 by Spurs. One Don O'Riordan (?) played for them. I know a bit about County having the softest of spots for their more illustrious neighbours who have now fallen on the hardest of times. Nottingham Forest.

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    I read before the Juventus's jersey is vertical black and white stripes because of Notts County, anyone confirm this?

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    They also gave Juve their colours, who up until then played in pink.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
    anyone confirm this?
    Apparantley confirming as you were typing
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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
    I read before the Juventus's jersey is vertical black and white stripes because of Notts County, anyone confirm this?
    Unlikely but possible. Of course football was introduced to Italy through the port of Genoa but I cant imagine too many players sported the replica kits of the time.

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    Tried to remember teams who play in black and white stripes.

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    See here
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    Quote Originally Posted by noby
    They also gave Juve their colours, who up until then played in pink.
    You are correct, they used to wear pink because they were sponsored by a newspaper.

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    Sheffield FC were founded in 1857. Notts County 1862. Sheffield FC are still alive down in some regional league.

    Harpsbear, Partizan Belgrade also play in black and white. Their nickname in Serbian which I cannot remember means funeral men or something.

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    And this is also why the Juve 'keeper wears pink, because of the original team colours

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saints4Ever
    And this is also why the Juve 'keeper wears pink, because of the original team colours
    They still find it hard to wash the keeper's kit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poor Student
    Sheffield FC were founded in 1857. Notts County 1862. Sheffield FC are still alive down in some regional league.

    Harpsbear, Partizan Belgrade also play in black and white. Their nickname in Serbian which I cannot remember means funeral men or something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poor Student
    Sheffield FC were founded in 1857. Notts County 1862. Sheffield FC are still alive down in some regional league.

    Harpsbear, Partizan Belgrade also play in black and white. Their nickname in Serbian which I cannot remember means funeral men or something.
    Their nickname is Grobari and means 'grave diggers'
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poor Student
    Sheffield FC were founded in 1857. Notts County 1862. Sheffield FC are still alive down in some regional league.

    Harpsbear, Partizan Belgrade also play in black and white. Their nickname in Serbian which I cannot remember means funeral men or something.
    gravediggers i think

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    Quote Originally Posted by stojkovic
    Who did they play against until another club was founded ?
    Sadly enough I actually know this one Hallam FC was formed in a district of Sheffield in 1860. As such I think that this is the oldest derby match in the world.

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    Another team that plays in black and white stripes are St. Mirren. They actually played against Notts County for the official opening of the Noucamp stadium in Barcelona in 1922.
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