The earliest recorded football match took place on November 6, 1860, between All Saints' FC and Sheffield FC at the Olive Grove grounds in Sheffield, England. The match was played under the first set of rules of association football, which were drafted by Sheffield FC in 1858. All Saints' FC won the match 2-0.
The Football League, the world's first national association football league competition, was founded on April 17, 1888, at the Royal Hotel in Manchester, England. The league's inaugural season began on September 8, 1888, with 12 member clubs from the Midlands and North of England: Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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