Oldest Professional Football Clubs

Name these professional football clubs of various codes which were founded before 1870.

Source: Wikipedia. Excludes semi-professional clubs.

The foundations of some clubs are disputed.

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Year	Code	Hint	Answer
1859	Australian	Shares its name with its home city.	Melbourne
1859	Australian	From the second-biggest city of the same state as above.	Geelong
1861	Association	Claims the history of an amateur club from Hyde Park.	Crystal Palace
1861	Rugby union	The only Premiership Rugby club in Greater Manchester.	Sale Sharks
1862	Association	East Midlands club across the River Trent from local rivals.	Notts County
1863	Association	No evidence the Potters actually played until 1868.	Stoke City
1864	Association	Based in Wales, plays in the English fourth division.	Wrexham
1864	Rugby league	The RFL was founded in their West Yorkshire home town.	Huddersfield Giants
1864	Australian	Have won 16 VFL/AFL premierships - same as Essendon.	Carlton
1865	Rugby union	Somerset club that has played every Premiership season.	Bath
1865	Rugby league	Groundshares with the Tigers of association football.	Hull F.C.
1865	Association	Returned to the Premier League in 2022.	Nottingham Forest
1866	Rugby union	Plays at Twickenham Stoop, across from Twickenham Stadium.	Harlequins
1867	Rugby union	Formerly from London, entered administration in 2022.	Wasps
1867	Association	The only amateur club in Scotland's pro league until 2019.	Queen's Park
1867	Association	Its nickname comes from its home in Owlerton.	Sheffield Wednesday
1869	Canadian	Claims the history of numerous Ontario-based outfits.	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1869	Australian	Joined the VFL in 1925 with Footscray and Hawthorn.	North Melbourne
1869	Association	Longstanding local rival of Ayr United.	Kilmarnock

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