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The first documented football club is one in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the period 1824-41, and associated with a man named John Hope. Several documents relating to this "Foot Ball Club" exist.It is possible that a football-related organisation existed in London between 1421 and 1423. The records of the Brewers' Company of London, a guild, mention the hiring out of their hall "by the "ffooteballepleyers" for "20 pence", under the heading "Crafts and Fraternities".[1] The listing of football players as a "fraternity" is the earliest allusion to what might be considered a football club.Timeline, 1824-69 Year Date Club Original code Current code Location Current status/league Notes 1824* date unknown name unknown unknown defunct Edinburgh, Scotland defunct A club which was active in the period 1824-41, and associated with a man named John Hope. The club is documented in Hope's personal papers in the National Archives of Scotland.[7]

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