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title: "Which is the oldest football club ?"  
description: "Which is the oldest football club ?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-07-22  
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tags: ["sports"]  
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# Which is the oldest football club ?

Which is the [oldest football](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48166/which-is-the-oldest-football-tournament-in-india) club ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**According to the FA and [FIFA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47378/when-was-the-international-football-federation-fifa-founded), Sheffield [Football Club](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48145/to-which-country-does-the-football-club-benefica-belong) (Sheffield FC) is the [oldest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4758/top-10-oldest-trees-in-the-world-and-their-stories) football club in the world.** **The** **Sheffield Rules**, which were **developed in 1857** by **Nathaniel Creswick** and **William Prest**, became the first set of **official rules for the game of football**. Even the **FA's rules** were impacted by theIn 1878, the club officially followed the FA's rules. This group completely transformed the game and its global influence. **Sheffield FC and Hallam United play a friendly match that may be the oldest football match in the world. Sheffield FC was only the second team in history to be granted the FIFA Order of Merit, following Real Madrid, in 2004.** The club was inducted into the **English Football Hall of Fame in 2007.** **Sheffield joined the FA in 1863** but remained to play under its own set of regulations.

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**In 1878**, the club officially followed the **FA's rules**. This group completely transformed the game and its global influence.

**Sheffield F.C. is the oldest surviving independent football club in the world**. The oldest club is not affiliated with a **school, hospital, or university.**

S**heffield F.C. did not embrace association football officially until 1877**.


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