Category Archives: Clubs

Newcastle United Football Club can be traced back to a team called Stanley which was formed in 1881. They quickly changed their name to Newcastle East End and became Newcastle United in 1892 after various mergers between clubs in the city during the intervening period. The club were elected to Division Two in 1893 and gained promotion to Division One in 1898. Newcastle remained in the top flight until 1934… Read Article →

Norwich City Football Club was formed in 1902 and they gained entry into the Football League in 1920 with the formation of Division Three. In 1934 the club moved into the second division after running away with the Division Three South championship. They were relegated back in 1939, the last season of league football before war broke out. Norwich stayed in Division Three South until the regional sections merged in… Read Article →

Huddersfield Town Football Club was only formed in 1908 largely through the financial support of a Mr. Hilton Crowther. The rise of the club formed was remarkable. Having begun life in the North-Eastern League the club was elected into Division Two of the Football League in 1910. Huddersfield achieved nothing of note before World War 1 but immediately after this conflict the club embarked on an astonishing run of success…. Read Article →

Our younger viewers may find it surprising, but Chelsea Football Club were not always as dominant a force in English Football as they are becoming today. Chelsea F.C. were founded in 1905, some 17 years after the original 12 clubs founded the Football League, and started their life in Division Two in that same season. That first game was an away defeat at the hands of the mighty Stockport County,… Read Article →