A list of 130+ year old clubs in the top four leagues in England.
Age - Club (Year Founded)
149 - Notts County (1862)
148 - Preston North End (1863)
148 - Stoke City (1863)
146 - Nottingham Forest (1865)
145 - Chesterfield FC (1866)
144 - Sheffield Wednesday (1867)
141 - Cheltenham Town (1870)
141 - Rotherham United (1870)
140 - Reading FC (1871)
137 - Bolton Wanderers (1874)
137 - Aston Villa (1874)
137 - Macclesfield Town (1874)
136 - Birmingham City (1875)
136 - Blackburn Rovers (1875)
135 - Middlesbrough (1876)
135 - Port Vale (1876)
134 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (1877)
134 - Crewe Alexandra (1877)
133 - Ipswich Town (1878)
133 - Manchester United (1878)
133 - Everton (1878)
133 - West Bromwich Albion (1878)
132 - Doncaster Rovers (1879)
132 - Fulham (1879)
132 - Sunderland (1879)
131 - Manchester City (1880)
130 - Watford (1881)
130 - Leyton Orient (1881)
130 - Swindon Town (1881)
Didn't realize Stoke was so old. Interesting list.
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