==================================== = England # note: see wal.txt for teams from wales Arsenal FC, 1886, @ Emirates Stadium, London (Highbury) ## Greater London | Arsenal | FC Arsenal | Arsenal Football Club | The Arsenal FC # old name before season 1927/8 | Woolwich Arsenal FC # old name before season 1914/5 | Royal Arsenal FC # old name before season 1892/3 Chelsea FC, 1905, @ Stamford Bridge, London (Fulham) ## Greater London | Chelsea | FC Chelsea | Chelsea Football Club Tottenham Hotspur FC, 1882, @ White Hart Lane, London (Tottenham) ## Greater London | Tottenham | Tottenham Hotspur | Spurs | Tottenham H. | Tottenham Hotspur Football Club West Ham United FC, 1895, @ Boleyn Ground, London (Upton Park) ## Greater London | West Ham | West Ham United | West Ham United Football Club Fulham FC, 1879, @ Craven Cottage, London (Fulham) ## London (Fulham), Greater London | Fulham | FC Fulham | Fulham Football Club Charlton Athletic FC, @ The Valley, London (Charlton) ## London (Charlton), Greater London | Charlton | Charlton Ath. | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic Football Club Crystal Palace FC, 1905, @ Selhurst Park, London (Selhurst) ## Greater London | Palace | C. Palace | Crystal P. | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace Football Club Wimbledon FC, London (Wimbledon) ## Greater London | Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon, @ Kingsmeadow, London ## London (Norbiton ??) or London- Kingston upon Thames ?? ## add Wimbledon too here? Kingstonian FC, 1885, London (Kingston upon Thames) | Kingstonian Queens Park Rangers FC, 1882, @ Loftus Road, London (Shepherd's Bush) ## Greater London | QPR | Queens Park R. | Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers Football Club Millwall FC, @ The Den, London (South Bermondsey) # London (South Bermondsey) or London-South Bermondsey | Millwall | FC Millwall | Millwall Football Club | Millwall Athletic FC # old name before season 1925/6 Brentford FC, @ Griffin Park, London (Brentford) # London (Brentford) or London-Brentford, Greater London | Brentford | FC Brentford | Brentford Football Club Leyton Orient FC, @ Brisbane Road, London ## London (Leyton) or London-Leyton | Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient Football Club | Clapton Orient FC # old name before season 1946/7 Barnet FC, @ The Hive Stadium, London ## London (Canons Park ??) or London-Edgware ?? | Barnet Dagenham & Redbridge FC, @ Victoria Road, London ## London (Dagenham) or London-Dagenham | Dagenham & Red. | Dagenham & Redbridge | Dag and Red | Dagenham and Redbridge Bromley FC, London ## London-Bromley | Bromley | FC Bromley Hayes & Yeading United FC, London ## London-Hayes | Hayes & Yeading Welling United FC, London | Welling United Sutton United FC, London | Sutton | Sutton United Thames AFC (1928-1932), London ## London-Custom House | Thames Hampton & Richmond Borough FC, 1921, London (Hampton) | Hampton & Richmond Borough # founded in 1921 and formerly known as Hampton FC Haringey Borough FC, 1973, London (Tottenham) | Haringey Borough # formed in 1973 by a merger of Edmonton and Wood Green Town Carshalton Athletic FC, 1905, London (Sutton) | Carshalton Athletic Dulwich Hamlet FC, 1893, London | Dulwich Hamlet Wealdstone FC, 1899, London (Ruislip) | Wealdstone | Wealdstone Football Club Everton FC, 1878, @ Goodison Park, Liverpool (Walton) › Lancashire ## North West England | Everton | FC Everton | Everton Football Club Liverpool FC, 1892, @ Anfield, Liverpool (Anfield) › Lancashire | Liverpool | FC Liverpool | Liverpool Football Club Blackburn Rovers FC, @ Ewood Park, Blackburn › Lancashire | Blackburn | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers Football Club Burnley FC, 1882, @ Turf Moor, Burnley › Lancashire | Burnley | FC Burnley | Burnley Football Club Blackpool FC, @ Bloomfield Road, Blackpool › Lancashire | Blackpool | FC Blackpool | Blackpool Football Club South Shore FC, Blackpool › Lancashire Preston North End FC, @ Deepdale, Preston › Lancashire ## North West | Preston | Preston North End | Preston North End Football Club AFC Fylde, Wesham › Lancashire ## in the Borough of Fylde | Fylde Darwen FC (1870-2009), Darwen › Lancashire ## North West England | Darwen Bootle FC (1879-1893) , Bootle › Lancashire | Bootle Nelson FC, Nelson, Lancashire | Nelson Manchester United FC, 1878, @ Old Trafford, Manchester (Old Trafford) ## North West England | Man Utd | Man. United | Manchester U. | Manchester Utd. | Manchester United | Manchester United Football Club | Newton Heath FC # old name before reform in season 1902/3 Manchester City FC, 1880, @ Etihad Stadium, Manchester ## North West England | Man City | Manchester City | Man. City | Manchester C. | Manchester City Football Club | Ardwick FC # old name before reform in season 1894/5 Oldham Athletic AFC, @ Boundary Park, Oldham › Greater Manchester | Oldham | Oldham Athletic Bolton Wanderers FC, @ Macron Stadium, Bolton › Greater Manchester | Bolton | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Wanderers Football Club Wigan Athletic FC, @ DW Stadium, Wigan › Greater Manchester | Wigan | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic Football Club Wigan Borough FC (1920-1931), Wigan › Greater Manchester # Lancashire | Wigan Borough Atherton Collieries, Atherton › Greater Manchester # in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | Atherton Colli. | Atherton Collieries AFC Stockport County FC, Stockport › Greater Manchester | Stockport | Stockport County Bury FC, @ Gigg Lane, Bury › Greater Manchester | Bury | FC Bury Rochdale AFC, @ Spotland Stadium, Rochdale › Greater Manchester | Rochdale | Rochdale Association Football Club | FC Rochdale ## todo/check if FC Fochdale is alias for Rochdale AFC Altrincham FC, Altrincham › Greater Manchester | Altrincham Droylsden FC, Droylsden › Greater Manchester | Droylsden Hyde United FC, Hyde › Greater Manchester | Hyde United Stalybridge Celtic FC, Stalybridge › Greater Manchester | Stalybridge Celtic Salford City FC, Salford › Greater Manchester | Salford City | Salford Aston Villa FC, 1874, @ Villa Park, Birmingham › Warwickshire ## West Midlands | Aston Villa | Villa | Aston Villa Football Club Birmingham City FC, @ St Andrew's, Birmingham › Warwickshire ## West Midlands | Birmingham | Birmingham City | Birmingham City Football Club | Birmingham FC # old name before season 1945/6 | Small Heath FC # old name before season 1905/6 Newcastle United FC, 1892, @ St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne › Northumberland ## North East | Newcastle | Newcastle Utd. | Newcastle United | Newcastle United Football Club Newcastle West End FC, Newcastle upon Tyne › Northumberland # merged into United in 1893/4 Newcastle East End FC, Newcastle upon Tyne › Northumberland # merged into United in 1893/4 Ashington AFC, Ashington › Northumberland | Ashington South Shields FC, South Shields › Tyne and Wear | South Shields Gateshead FC, Gateshead › Tyne and Wear | Gateshead Southampton FC, 1885, @ St Mary's Stadium, Southampton › Hampshire | Southampton | FC Southampton | Southampton Football Club Aldershot Town FC, Aldershot › Hampshire | Aldershot | Aldershot Town Portsmouth FC, @ Fratton Park, Portsmouth › Hampshire | Portsmouth | FC Portsmouth | Portsmouth Football Club Eastleigh FC, Eastleigh › Hampshire | Eastleigh Havant & Waterlooville FC, Havant › Hampshire | Havant & Waterlooville | Havant & Waterlooville Football Club Sunderland AFC, 1879, @ Stadium of Light, Sunderland | Sunderland | AFC Sunderland | Sunderland Association Football Club Leicester City FC, 1884, @ King Power Stadium, Leicester | Leicester | Leicester City | Leicester City Football Club Loughborough FC (1886-1900), Loughborough › Leicestershire, | Loughborough West Bromwich Albion FC, 1878, @ The Hawthorns, West Bromwich › West Midlands | West Brom | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | Albion | West Bromwich Albion Football Club Coventry City FC, @ Ricoh Arena, Coventry › West Midlands | Coventry | Coventry City | Coventry City Football Club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, @ Molineux, Wolverhampton › West Midlands | Wolves | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Wand. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Walsall FC, @ Bescot Stadium, Walsall › West Midlands | Walsall | FC Walsall | Walsall Town Swifts FC # old name before season 1895/6 Solihull Moors FC, Solihull › West Midlands | Solihull | Solihull Moors | FC Solihull Moors Stafford Rangers FC, Stafford › West Midlands | Stafford Rangers Stourbridge FC, Stourbridge › West Midlands | Stourbridge Football Club York City FC, @ Bootham Crescent, York › North Yorkshire | York | York City Middlesbrough FC, 1876, @ Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough › North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough | Middlesboro | FC Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough Football Club Middlesbrough Ironopolis FC (1889-1894), Middlesbrough › North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough Ironopolis Scarborough Athletic FC, 2007, Scarborough › North Yorkshire | Scarborough # see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Athletic_F.C. # formed on 25 June 2007 following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club. Scarborough FC (1879-2007), Scarborough › North Yorkshire | Scarborough Football Club # see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_F.C. # keep clubs separate - why? why not? Harrogate Town AFC, Harrogate › North Yorkshire | Harrogate | Harrogate Town | Harrogate Town Association Football Club Leeds United FC, @ Elland Road, Leeds › West Yorkshire | Leeds | Leeds United | Leeds United AFC | Leeds United Association Football Club Leeds City FC (1904-1919), Leeds › West Yorkshire | Leeds City Bradford City AFC, @ Valley Parade, Bradford › West Yorkshire | Bradford | Bradford City | Bradford City FC Bradford Park Avenue AFC, Bradford › West Yorkshire | Bradford Park Avenue Huddersfield Town AFC, @ John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield › West Yorkshire | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town Association Football Club FC Halifax Town, Halifax › West Yorkshire | Halifax | Halifax Town Farsley Celtic FC, Farsley › West Yorkshire | Farsley Guiseley AFC, Guiseley › West Yorkshire | Guiseley Hull City AFC, 1904, @ KC Stadium, Hull › East Yorkshire ## change Hull to Kingston upon Hull - why? why not? | Hull | Hull City | Hull City FC | Hull City Association Football Club North Ferriby United AFC, North Ferriby › East Yorkshire | North Ferriby Sheffield Wednesday FC, @ Hillsborough, Sheffield (Owlerton) › South Yorkshire | Sheffield Wed | Sheffield Weds | Sheffield Wednes. | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheff. Wednesday | The Wednesday FC # old name before season 1929/30 | Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Sheffield United FC, @ Bramall Lane, Sheffield (Highfield) › South Yorkshire | Sheffield United | Sheff. United | Sheffield Utd. | Sheffield U. | Sheffield United Football Club Barnsley FC, @ Oakwell, Barnsley › South Yorkshire | Barnsley | FC Barnsley | Barnsley Football Club | Barnsley St. Peter's FC # old name before season 1899/00 Rotherham United FC, @ New York Stadium, Rotherham › South Yorkshire | Rotherham | Rotherham United | Rotherham United Football Club Rotherham County FC (1870-1925), Rotherham › South Yorkshire | Rotherham County Rotherham Town FC (1899-1925), Rotherham › South Yorkshire ## note: a second Rotherham Town formed in 1899; first in 1878-1896 | Rotherham Town Doncaster Rovers FC, @ Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster › South Yorkshire | Doncaster | Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster Rovers Football Club Stoke City FC, 1863, @ Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent › Staffordshire | Stoke | Stoke City | Stoke City Football Club | Stoke FC # old name before season 1925/6 Port Vale FC, @ Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent › Staffordshire | Port Vale | Port Vale Football Club | Burslem Port Vale FC # old name before reform in season 1911/2 Burton Albion FC, @ Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent › Staffordshire | Burton | Burton Albion | Burton Albion Football Club Burton United FC (1901-1910), Burton upon Trent › Staffordshire | Burton United Burton Swifts FC (1871-1901), Burton upon Trent › Staffordshire | Burton Swifts Burton Wanderers FC (1871-1901), Burton upon Trent › Staffordshire | Burton Wanderers Tamworth FC, Tamworth › Staffordshire | Tamworth Derby County FC, @ iPro Stadium, Derby › Derbyshire | Derby | Derby County | Derby County Football Club Norwich City FC, 1890, @ Carrow Road, Norwich › Norfolk | Norwich | Norwich City | Norwich City Football Club King's Lynn FC, 2010, King's Lynn › Norfolk | King's Lynn | King's Lynn Town | King's Lynn Town FC Watford FC, 1881, @ Vicarage Road, Watford › Hertfordshire | Watford | FC Watford | Watford Football Club Hitchin Town FC, 1928, Hitchin › Hertfordshire | Hitchin Town Oxford United FC, @ Kassam Stadium, Oxford › Oxfordshire | Oxford | Oxford Utd | Oxford United | Oxford United Football Club Oxford City FC, 1883, Oxford (Marston) › Oxfordshire | Oxford City Peterborough United FC, @ Abax Stadium, Peterborough › Cambridgeshire | Peterboro | Peterborough | Peterborough Utd. | Peterborough United | Peterborough United Football Club Cambridge United FC, @ Abbey Stadium, Cambridge › Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | Cambridge Utd | Cambridge United | Cambridge United Football Club ## note: there's also <=> Cambridge City (!!) Histon FC, Histon and Impington › Cambridgeshire | Histon Ipswich Town FC, @ Portman Road, Ipswich › Suffolk | Ipswich | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town Football Club Notts County FC, @ Meadow Lane, Nottingham › Nottinghamshire | Notts County Nottingham Forest FC, @ City Ground, West Bridgford › Nottinghamshire | Nott'm Forest | Nott'ham Forest | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest Football Club Mansfield Town FC, @ Field Mill, Mansfield › Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | Mansfield Town AFC Bournemouth, 1890, @ Dean Court, Bournemouth › Dorset | Bournemouth | A.F.C. Bournemouth | Bournemouth FC | Athletic Football Club Bournemouth Weymouth FC, Weymouth › Dorset | Weymouth Reading FC, 1871, @ Madejski Stadium, Reading › Berkshire | Reading | FC Reading | Reading Football Club Maidenhead United FC, Maidenhead › Berkshire | Maidenhead | Maidenhead United Slough Town FC, 1893, Slough › Berkshire | Slough Town Brighton & Hove Albion FC, @ American Express Stadium, Falmer › East Sussex # Brighton? | Brighton | Brighton & Hove | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club Eastbourne Borough FC, Eastbourne › East Sussex | Eastbourne Borough Lewes FC, Lewes › East Sussex | Lewes Crawley Town FC, @ Broadfield Stadium, Crawley › West Sussex | Crawley Town Chichester City FC, 2000, Chichester › West Sussex | Chichester City Swindon Town FC, @ County Ground, Swindon › Wiltshire | Swindon | Swindon Town | Swindon Town Football Club Chippenham Town FC, 1873, Chippenham › Wiltshire | Chippenham Town Colchester United FC, @ Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester › Essex | Colchester | Colchester United Southend United FC, @ Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea › Essex | Southend | Southend United Braintree Town FC, Braintree › Essex | Braintree Town Grays Athletic FC, Grays › Essex | Grays Canvey Island FC, Canvey Island › Essex | Canvey Island Billericay Town FC, 1880, Billericay › Essex | Billericay Town Maldon & Tiptree FC, 1946, Maldon › Essex | Maldon & Tiptree Lincoln City FC, Lincoln › Lincolnshire | Lincoln | Lincoln City | Lincoln City Football Club ## note: there's also <=> Lincoln United (!!) Scunthorpe United FC, @ Glanford Park, Scunthorpe › Lincolnshire | Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United FC # old name before season 1958/9 Boston United FC, Boston › Lincolnshire | Boston | Boston United ## note: <=> there's also Boston Town Gainsborough Trinity FC, Gainsborough › Lincolnshire, | Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town FC, Cleethorpes › North East Lincolnshire | Grimsby | Grimsby Town Bristol City FC, @ Ashton Gate, Bristol ## South West | Bristol City | Bristol City Football Club Bristol Rovers FC, @ Memorial Stadium, Bristol | Bristol Rvs | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers Football Club Tranmere Rovers FC, 1884, Birkenhead › Merseyside | Tranmere | Tranmere Rovers Southport FC, Southport › Merseyside | Southport New Brighton Tower FC (1898-1901), New Brighton › Merseyside | New Brighton | New Brighton Tower Plymouth Argyle FC, @ Home Park, Plymouth › Devon | Plymouth | Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth Argyle Football Club Exeter City FC, @ St James Park, Exeter › Devon | Exeter | Exeter City | Exeter City Football Club Torquay United FC, Torquay › Devon | Torquay | Torquay United Gillingham FC, @ Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham › Kent | Gillingham | FC Gillingham | Gillingham Football Club Maidstone United FC, Maidstone › Kent | Maidstone | Maidstone United Dartford FC, Dartford › Kent | Dartford Dover Athletic FC, Dover › Kent | Dover Athletic Ebbsfleet United FC, Northfleet › Kent ## note: before 2007, the club was called Gravesend & Northfleet | Ebbsfleet | Ebbsfleet United | Gravesend Luton Town FC, @ Kenilworth Road, Luton › Bedfordshire | Luton | Luton Town | Luton Town Football Club Milton Keynes Dons FC, @ Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes › Buckinghamshire | Milton Keynes Dons | MK Dons | Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Wycombe Wanderers FC, @ Adams Park, High Wycombe › Buckinghamshire | Wycombe | Wycombe Wanderers | Wycombe Wanderers Football Club Yeovil Town FC, @ Huish Park, Yeovil › Somerset | Yeovil | Yeovil Town Bath City FC, Bath › Somerset | Bath City Weston-super-Mare AFC, 1948, Weston-super-Mare › Somerset | Weston-super-Mare Forest Green Rovers FC, Nailsworth › Gloucestershire | Forest Green | Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham Town FC, Cheltenham › Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town Football Club ## note: there's also <=> Cheltenham Saracens (!!) Kidderminster Harriers FC, Kidderminster › Worcestershire | Kidderminster | Kidderminster Harriers Woking FC, Woking › Surrey | Woking Metropolitan Police FC, 1919, East Molesey › Surrey, | Metropolitan Police Dorking Wanderers FC, Dorking › Surrey | Dorking Wanderers Chesterfield FC, @ Proact Stadium, Chesterfield › Derbyshire | Chesterfield | Chesterfield Town FC # old name before season 1909/10 to 1905/6 Alfreton Town FC, Alfreton › Derbyshire | Alfreton Town Glossop North End AFC, Glossop › Derbyshire | Glossop North End | Glossop North End FC ## todo/double check if AFC is new or same as old FC ?? | Glossop FC Carlisle United FC, @ Brunton Park, Carlisle › Cumbria | Carlisle | Carlisle United | Carlisle United Football Club ## note: there's also <=> Carlisle City FC (!!) Barrow AFC, Barrow-in-Furness › Cumbria | Barrow | FC Barrow ## note: <=> there's also Barrow Town Workington AFC, Workington › Cumbria | Workington Northampton Town FC, @ Sixfields Stadium, Northampton › Northamptonshire | Northampton | Northampton Town | Northampton Town Football Club ## note: there's also <=> Northampton Sileby Rangers (!!) Rushden & Diamonds (1992-2011), Rushden › Northamptonshire | Rushden | Rushden & D | Rushden & Diamonds FC | Rushden & Diamonds Football Club ## note: was formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992 AFC Rushden & Diamonds, 2011, Rushden › Northamptonshire ## todo/fix: add Rushden & Diamonds here too? and add resolve by season/year ## note: was formed by supporters in July 2011, after Rushden & Diamonds, a former Football League club, ## was expelled from the Football Conference and liquidated. Kettering Town FC, Kettering › Northamptonshire | Kettering Town Shrewsbury Town FC, @ New Meadow, Shrewsbury › Shropshire | Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town Football Club Telford United FC (1872-2004), Telford › Shropshire | Telford United AFC Telford United, 2004, Telford › Shropshire Chester FC, Chester › Cheshire | Chester Crewe Alexandra FC, @ Gresty Road, Crewe › Cheshire | Crewe | Crewe Alexandra | FC Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra Football Club Macclesfield Town FC, Macclesfield › Cheshire | Macclesfield | Macclesfield Town Northwich Victoria FC, Northwich › Cheshire | Northwich | Northwich Victoria Nantwich Town FC, 1884, Nantwich › Cheshire | Nantwich Town Fleetwood Town FC, @ Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood › Lancashire | Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood Town Football Club Accrington Stanley FC, @ Crown Ground, Accrington › Lancashire | Accrington | Accrington Stanley | Accrington Stanley Football Club Accrington FC (1878-1896), Accrington › Lancashire | Accrington F.C. Morecambe FC, @ Globe Arena, Morecambe › Lancashire | Morecambe | FC Morecambe | Morecambe Football Club Chorley FC, Chorley › Lancashire | Chorley Hereford FC (2014-), Hereford › Herefordshire | Hereford Hereford United FC (1924-2014), Hereford › Herefordshire | Hereford United St. Albans City FC, St. Albans › Hertfordshire | St. Albans Boreham Wood FC, Borehamwood › Hertfordshire | Boreham Wood Stevenage FC, @ Broadhall Way, Stevenage › Hertfordshire | Stevenage | Stevenage Borough | FC Stevenage | Stevenage Football Club Hartlepool United FC, @ Victoria Park, Hartlepool › Durham | Hartlepool | Hartlepool United Darlington FC, Darlington › Durham | Darlington | FC Darlington ## note: <=> there's also Darlington Railway Athletic Durham City AFC, Durham › Durham | Durham City Salisbury City FC (1947-2014), Salisbury › Wiltshire | Salisbury | Salisbury City Salisbury FC (2015-), Salisbury › Wiltshire # note: <=> see Salisbury City FC for the club that existed between 1947 and 2014; # for the original Salisbury City club, see Salisbury City FC (1905) # merge them all together here? or keep it separate like wikipedia? why? why not? Nuneaton Borough FC, Nuneaton › Warwickshire | Nuneaton Town #### # note: english teams in scotish league !!! Berwick Rangers, Berwick-upon-Tweed ## note: in England !!! | Berwick