The oldest professional football clubs in England

Aston Villa were one of the 12 clubs who took part in the inaugural Football League season of 1888/89 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Newton Heath during the 1892/93 season (Image credit: Alamy)

Grimsby Town's Blundell Park (Image credit: Alamy)

Everton's Latto motto, 'Nils satis nisi optimum', translates as 'Nothing but the best is good enough' (Image credit: Alamy)

West Brom's 1887/88 FA Cup-winning team (Image credit: Alamy)

Queen Alexandra, from who Crewe Alexandra take their name (Image credit: Getty Images)

Middlesbrough's 1894/95 FA Amateur Cup-winning team (Image credit: Alamy)

Port Vale moved from the Old Recreation Ground to Vale Park in 1950 (Image credit: Alamy)

Blackburn's 1883/84 FA Cup-winning team (Image credit: Alamy)

Birmingham have played at St. Andrew's since 1906 (Image credit: Alamy)

Aston Villa's 1886/87 FA Cup-winning team (Image credit: Alamy)

Bolton moved from Burnden Park to their striking current home in 1997 (Image credit: Alamy)

Reading joined the Football League in 1920 (Image credit: Alamy)

A Sheffield Wednesday team from the 1890s (Image credit: Alamy)

Nottingham Forest during the 1884/85 season (Image credit: Getty Images)

Stoke team, 1890 (Image credit: Alamy)

Notts County almost played in the inaugural Premier League season, suffering relegation from the old First Division in 1992 (Image credit: Alamy)