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| World's oldest football teams play in derby | World's oldest football teams play in derby |
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| The world's oldest football clubs have gone head to head in Derbyshire to celebrate the first derby ever played. | The world's oldest football clubs have gone head to head in Derbyshire to celebrate the first derby ever played. |
| Sheffield FC and Hallam FC first clashed on 26 December 1860 with the match played under new rules drawn up by the founders of Sheffield FC. | Sheffield FC and Hallam FC first clashed on 26 December 1860 with the match played under new rules drawn up by the founders of Sheffield FC. |
| The 153rd derby was won 4-2 by Sheffield FC at their home ground in Dronfield, north-east Derbyshire. | |
| Organisers said the aim was to "celebrate the heritage of football". | |
| Chairman of Sheffield FC, Richard Tims, said the club had been founded in 1857. | |
| "Three years later we pursued another cricket club to form a football club, which was Hallam FC, and we played them in a challenge match and the oldest derby has been continuing ever since." | |
| Mr Tims said fans from all over the world attended the match including some from Nuremberg and Munich in Germany and Genoa in Italy. | Mr Tims said fans from all over the world attended the match including some from Nuremberg and Munich in Germany and Genoa in Italy. |
| Hallam FC was founded in 1860 and the club still play at their original ground at Sandygate Road. | Hallam FC was founded in 1860 and the club still play at their original ground at Sandygate Road. |
| The site is the Guinness World Record holder for being the oldest football ground in the world. | The site is the Guinness World Record holder for being the oldest football ground in the world. |
| The match was played under the so-called "Sheffield Rules" which became the basis of the modern game, introducing elements such as throw-ins and corner kicks. | The match was played under the so-called "Sheffield Rules" which became the basis of the modern game, introducing elements such as throw-ins and corner kicks. |