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Sheffield FC, recognised by Fifa as the world's oldest football club still playing, was founded on this day 1857. The club is now based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, and competes in the United Counties League Premier Division North (pic is Sheffield FC 1876).

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Smiling is a relatively new thing for photos- 1920s-ish. They had to sit for quite a long time for photos in those days, hence the blurry lady on the left. There'll be a Reddit post about it somewhere

I reckon that's someone's mum. Probably the fella with the Van Dyke beard next to her. She's worried this football thing might be a bit rough and ruin his chances of a good marriage.