1884-85: If At First You Don't Succeed

1884-85 in English football. The FA Cup had spent the last two seasons in Blackburn, Lancashire. Teams were getting thrown out of the competition for paying players, and a civil war between the north and south was developing due to this. What would happen next on our journey through the history of football in England?
"City Ground and Trent Bridge cricket ground, Nottingham" by Arran Bee is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Sheffield united bramall lane stadium" by Arne Müseler is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
"Molineux House" by Gordon Griffiths is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
"Hampden Park during Euro 2020" by Daniel is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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"Eton College front 4" by Evka W is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
"Avenue of trees in Alexandra Park, Whalley Range, Manchester, UK" by Alex Pepperhill is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"County Ground Derby" by It's No Game is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (49329447362)" by John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Thank you for another great episode today

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[@historyoffootball87]

Poor Oswaldthistle Rovers.

[@BritanniaFootball]

Indeed! 😂Tough gig coming up against Olympic in those days. They may not have been around long but while they were, they were a formidable opponent.