Football in London - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_LondonThe playing of team ball games (almost certainly including football) was first recorded in London by William FitzStephen around 1174–1183. He described the activities of London youths during the annual festival of Shrove Tuesday. "After lunch all of the city's youth would go out into the fields to take part in a ball game. The students of each school have their own ball; the workers from …
English Football League Teams in London - Londontopia
londontopia.net › culture › sportOct 26, 2021 · The English Football League is the oldest football association in the world, having started in 1888. It was the highest level of English football until the point that twenty-two teams broke away to form the Premier League in 1992. You’d recognize plenty of the Premier League teams that still inhabit London such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Wimbledon, and Tottenham.