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English Crystal Palace claims title to the oldest professional football club in the world.
Now the corresponding title belongs to “Notts County”, which this season plays in the fifth division of the English championship “Notts County” was founded in 1862, while the foundation of “Crystal Palace” was still considered in 1905.
However, a fresh study by Peter Manning, who was hired by the Palace, suggests that the Eagles as a club were actually formed in 1861, playing their first match in March 1862..
It turns out that the Crystal Palace football was founded and operated by the Crystal Palace Company, which had already created a cricket club in 1857.
Manning found that the Crystal Palace Company decided to acquire an amateur football club at that time so that cricket players could keep fit in the offseason.
We add that the Association has not yet confirmed the veracity of this story, but the "
After 29 rounds, Crystal Palace takes 11th place in the standings. Championship suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.