Historedia
Group or institution

Notts County Football Club

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1862–1888

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Notts County Football Club, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1862: Notts County F.C. is founded in Nottingham, England, making it the world's oldes

    1862–1888

    Role: Professional Football Club

    1. 1862 · Nottingham, EnglandTraditional Foundation Date

      Notts County is recognized as the world's oldest professional football club, with a traditional foundation date of 1862.

    2. 7 December 1864 · Nottingham, EnglandFormal Organization

      The club was formally organized on 7 December 1864, establishing 'Notts Foot Ball Club' as an abbreviation for Nottinghamshire.

    3. 8 December 1864 · Meadows Cricket Ground, NottinghamFirst Recorded Match

      Notts County played its first recorded match on 8 December 1864 against Trent Valley at the Meadows Cricket Ground.

    4. March 1866 · Nottingham, EnglandFirst Nottingham Derby

      Notts County first played Nottingham Forest in March 1866, establishing one of football's oldest fixtures.

    5. 1888 · Nottingham, EnglandFootball League Founding Member

      Notts County became one of the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888.

Sources

  1. Notts County F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25