Football match at the world's oldest football ground
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Football match at the world's oldest football ground
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 15 Aug 2010
Hallam FC (1860) playing Atherton Collieries (1916) at the Sandygate Ground on August 15th 2010in a preliminary round of the FA Cup. Atherton won 3-2 on the world's oldest ground and Hallam FC's only home since the club's formation.
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