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PU PREVIEW 58: BIRMINGHAM CITY
06/08/2019 11:56
Birmingham City FC was founded as Small Heath Alliance in 1875 and turned professional in 1885. In 1888, they became the first football club to become a limited company with a board of directors, under the name of Small Heath F.C. Ltd. They joined the Football League Second Division in 1892 and...
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PU PREVIEW 57: QPR
26/01/2019 10:16
Queens Park Rangers Football Club was founded in 1886 after the merger of St Jude's (formed 1882) and Christchurch Rangers (formed 1884). The club became professional in 1889 and played in nearly 20 different stadia before settling at current home Loftus Road in 1917. QPR spent two short spells...
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PU PREVIEW 56: NORWICH CITY
05/01/2019 11:17
Norwich City FC was formed in June 1902 after a meeting at a cafe. They were elected to the Southern League in 1905. The club was first known as 'The Citizens' but this changed in 1907 to 'The Canaries' due to the chairman being a keen breeder of the birds. The city also had a history of the birds...
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PU PREVIEW 55: SUNDERLAND
22/12/2018 10:31
Sunderland was founded by a schoolmaster in October 1879 as Sunderland and District Teachers AFC. The club joined the Football League in 1890 and won the League title one season after joining. Winning the title for a second time the next season, they became the first side to score 100 goals in a...
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PU PREVIEW 54: BARNSLEY
14/12/2018 22:11
Barnsley FC was established in 1887 by a clergyman called Tiverton Preedy. The club played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890 and in the Midland League from 1895. They joined the Football League in 1898 and reached the FA Cup final in 1910, losing to Newcastle United in a replay. Two...
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PU PREVIEW 53: MAIDENHEAD UNITED
10/11/2018 10:31
Maidenhead FC was founded in October 1870 and they were one of the fifteen clubs to play in the inaugural FA Cup competition in 1871-72. They became founder members of the Southern League in 1894, subsequently dropping into the West Berkshire League and the Berks and Bucks League. Maidenhead...
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PU PREVIEW 52: CHARLTON ATHLETIC
09/12/2017 10:58
Charlton Athletic FC was founded on 9 June 1905 when a number of youth clubs in SE London combined, and spent most of the years up to 1913 playing in youth leagues. They became a senior side in 1913 and joined the Football League in 1921. Two years later, the Addicks reached the...
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PU PREVIEW 51: BRADFORD CITY
27/10/2017 16:09
Bradford City AFC was founded in 1903 when rugby league side Manningham FC was elected to the Football League and decided to change codes to football. The new club was promoted in 1908 and won the FA Cup in 1911 in a replay against Newcastle United. The club was placed in the new Division...
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PU PREVIEW 50: BLACKBURN ROVERS
21/10/2017 10:29
Blackburn Rovers was founded in 1875 and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888. It is one of only three clubs to also be a founder member of the Premier League. Rovers moved to their present home, Ewood Park, in 1890. They have won the League title three times, the FA Cup six...
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PU PREVIEW 49: MILTON KEYNES DONS
13/10/2017 17:08
Milton Keynes Dons was founded in 2004 after the controversial relocation of Wimbledon FC from London in September 2003. Former owner Ron Noades had considered merging Wimbledon with Milton Keynes City but ended up abandoning the idea. In 2000, a business consortium proposed a Football League...
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