The 40 oldest clubs in the Football League

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Notts County's relegation to non-league saw a new club take No.1 spot in the list of oldest sides in the top four English divisions

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Football League's oldest clubs

40. Shrewsbury (1886)

39. Plymouth (1886)

38. Arsenal (1886)

37. Southampton (1885)

36. Millwall (1885)

35. Luton (1885)

34. Lincoln (1884)

33. Tranmere (1884)

32. Leicester (1884)

31. Derby (1884)

30. Coventry (1883)

29. Bristol Rovers (1883)

28. Queens Park Rangers (1882)

27. Tottenham (1882)

26. Burnley (1882)

25. Watford (1881)

24. Preston (1880)

23. Manchester City (1880)

22. Swindon (1879)

21. Sunderland (1879)

20. Fulham (1879)

19. Doncaster (1879)

18. West Brom (1878)

17. Manchester United (1878)

16. Ipswich (1878)

15. Grimsby (1878)

14. Everton (1878)

13. Wolves (1877)

12. Crewe (1877)

11. Port Vale (1876)

10. Macclesfield (1876)

9. Middlesbrough (1876)

8. Blackburn (1875)

7. Birmingham (1875)

6. Bolton (1874)

5. Aston Villa (1874)

4. Reading (1871)

3. Sheffield Wednesday (1867)

2. Nottingham Forest (1865)

1. Stoke (1863)

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