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1373:Chester City
1371:
1345:
1314:
1300:
1281:
1273:
1259:
1251:
1245:New Brighton
1243:
1232:Merthyr Town
1206:
1205:
1180:
1172:
1158:
1150:
1144:Loughborough
1142:
1134:
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800:. Retrieved
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725:. Retrieved
721:
712:
633:Div 3 South
589:Div 3 South
548:Div 3 South
507:Div 3 South
466:Div 3 South
425:Div 3 South
340:
330:Harry Hadley
306:
289:
280:
268:Welsh League
257:
231:
185:
184:
167:Home colours
165:
52:Aberdare Ath
29:
1696:Bangor City
1494:Yeovil Town
1478:(1920–2021)
1472:(1950–2022)
1463:Scarborough
1450:(1921–2023)
1444:(1907–2022)
1226:Durham City
1222:(1894–2019)
1163:(1898–1901)
1147:(1895–1900)
1131:(1898–1915)
1125:(1896–1912)
1095:(1892–1901)
667:re-election
661:First round
617:Third round
535:First round
494:First round
326:, 1924–1927
312:William Lot
276:re-election
1746:Categories
1711:Colwyn Bay
1386:Darlington
1329:Workington
1136:Leeds City
1065:Accrington
838:4 February
802:4 February
727:4 February
705:References
622:Re-elected
252:See also:
228:Foundation
49:Short name
1500:York City
1496:(2003–19)
1484:(2021–24)
1466:(1987–99)
1458:(2001–06)
1438:(1989–92)
1422:(2000–05)
1394:(2017–24)
1382:(2007–16)
1368:(2002–07)
1356:(2008–13)
1350:(1932–92)
1347:Aldershot
1331:(1951–77)
1325:(1921–78)
1323:Southport
1319:(1930–60)
1316:Gateshead
1311:(1908–70)
1305:(1921–62)
1286:(1921–31)
1278:(1930–32)
1270:(1921–23)
1264:(1919–30)
1256:(1919–25)
1248:(1923–51)
1240:(1921–31)
1234:(1920–30)
1228:(1921–28)
1216:(1921–29)
1214:Ashington
1210:(1921–27)
1182:Wimbledon
1177:(1893–96)
1169:(1892–94)
1155:(1893–94)
1139:(1905–19)
1119:(1891–99)
1111:(1894–97)
1103:(1901–07)
1087:(1892–93)
1068:(1888–93)
375:Division
234:Welsh Cup
65:Dissolved
41:Full name
1448:Rochdale
926:Overview
303:Managers
201:Aberdare
193:football
91:Aberdare
1716:Newtown
1689:Former*
1668:Defunct
1623:Wrexham
1559:in the
1515:italics
1185:Became
995:1927–28
990:1926–27
985:1925–26
980:1924–25
975:1923–24
970:1922–23
965:1921–22
958:Seasons
942:Grounds
933:History
879:at the
665:Failed
629:1926–27
585:1925–26
544:1924–25
503:1923–24
462:1922–23
421:1921–22
359:Season
337:History
299:today.
286:Decline
272:1926–27
260:1921–22
215:History
188:were a
73: (
57:Founded
1360:Barnet
1275:Thames
1238:Nelson
1116:Darwen
1084:Bootle
859:
775:
750:
370:Notes
366:FA Cup
83:Ground
657:22nd
572:18th
531:12th
490:21st
190:Welsh
1721:Rhyl
1583:None
1220:Bury
857:ISBN
840:2019
804:2019
773:ISBN
748:ISBN
729:2019
694:215
691:413
688:334
685:115
676:252
651:101
613:9th
449:8th
75:1928
68:1928
60:1893
682:59
679:78
654:25
648:62
645:26
636:42
610:42
607:66
604:74
601:17
595:17
592:42
569:37
566:67
563:54
560:19
554:14
551:42
528:38
525:58
522:45
519:16
516:14
513:12
510:42
487:29
484:70
481:42
478:22
475:11
469:42
446:44
443:51
440:57
437:15
434:10
431:17
428:42
414:Pos
409:Pts
199:in
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