<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year commenced </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Competition </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> First trophy awarded , years </Th> <Th> Original code </Th> <Th> Current code </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Notes & references </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> 7 August </Td> <Td> Melbourne Grammar School - Scotch College Cordner - Eggleston Cup , 1989 -- </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> experimental rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Melbourne , Australia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> 11 December </Td> <Td> Merchiston Castle School vs. Edinburgh Academy </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Edinburgh , Scotland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1871 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> FA Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> FA Cup Original FA Cup trophy 1871 -- 1897 Second FA Cup trophy 1898 -- 1910 Current FA cup Trophy 1911 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Oldest national football competition in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United Hospitals Challenge Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> United Hospitals Challenge Cup -- 1874 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Surrey , England </Td> <Td> Oldest rugby football competition in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Scottish Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> Scottish Cup 1874 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bromsgrove -- KES </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> Siviter - Smith Cup , 1935 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Bromsgrove / Birmingham , England </Td> <Td> Later trophy donated by Paul Siviter - Smith , a Birmingham businessman , who had sons at both schools . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> 13 November </Td> <Td> The Game </Td> <Td> Interscholastic match </Td> <Td> 1875 - </Td> <Td> modified Rugby union </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Birmingham Senior Cup </Td> <Td> regional club knock - out cup competition </Td> <Td> 1875 -- </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> English West Midlands </Td> <Td> Oldest regional trophy in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> 17 March </Td> <Td> Ulster Schools Cup </Td> <Td> cup tournament </Td> <Td> Schools Cup 1876 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Ravenhill , Belfast , Northern Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Welsh Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> Welsh Cup , 1877 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> 30 April </Td> <Td> South Australian Football Association </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy , ? </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Adelaide , South Australia </Td> <Td> Oldest Australian rules football league and earliest governing body . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> 17 May </Td> <Td> Victorian Football Association </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Melbourne , Australia </Td> <Td> Most influential early governing body for Australian rules football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tasmanian Football League </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Hobart , Tasmania , Australia </Td> <Td> Some discontinuity , most recently dormant between 2001 and 2008 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> 10 March </Td> <Td> Calcutta Cup </Td> <Td> international challenge </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> England , Scotland </Td> <Td> Competed for by the England and Scotland international rugby teams annually . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cheshire Senior Cup </Td> <Td> county cup </Td> <Td> 1880 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Cheshire , England </Td> <Td> Also includes teams from Greater Manchester and Merseyside , many from the historical boundaries of Cheshire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bendigo Football League </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Bendigo , Australia </Td> <Td> Includes the Castlemaine football club , second oldest football club in Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1883 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Black Diamond Football League </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year commenced </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Competition </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> First trophy awarded , years </Th> <Th> Original code </Th> <Th> Current code </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Notes & references </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> 7 August </Td> <Td> Melbourne Grammar School - Scotch College Cordner - Eggleston Cup , 1989 -- </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> experimental rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Melbourne , Australia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> 11 December </Td> <Td> Merchiston Castle School vs. Edinburgh Academy </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Edinburgh , Scotland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1871 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> FA Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> FA Cup Original FA Cup trophy 1871 -- 1897 Second FA Cup trophy 1898 -- 1910 Current FA cup Trophy 1911 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Oldest national football competition in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United Hospitals Challenge Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> United Hospitals Challenge Cup -- 1874 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Surrey , England </Td> <Td> Oldest rugby football competition in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Scottish Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> Scottish Cup 1874 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bromsgrove -- KES </Td> <Td> schools fixture </Td> <Td> Siviter - Smith Cup , 1935 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Bromsgrove / Birmingham , England </Td> <Td> Later trophy donated by Paul Siviter - Smith , a Birmingham businessman , who had sons at both schools . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> 13 November </Td> <Td> The Game </Td> <Td> Interscholastic match </Td> <Td> 1875 - </Td> <Td> modified Rugby union </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Birmingham Senior Cup </Td> <Td> regional club knock - out cup competition </Td> <Td> 1875 -- </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> English West Midlands </Td> <Td> Oldest regional trophy in the world . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> 17 March </Td> <Td> Ulster Schools Cup </Td> <Td> cup tournament </Td> <Td> Schools Cup 1876 -- </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> Ravenhill , Belfast , Northern Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Welsh Cup </Td> <Td> club trophy </Td> <Td> Welsh Cup , 1877 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> 30 April </Td> <Td> South Australian Football Association </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy , ? </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Adelaide , South Australia </Td> <Td> Oldest Australian rules football league and earliest governing body . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1877 </Td> <Td> 17 May </Td> <Td> Victorian Football Association </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Melbourne , Australia </Td> <Td> Most influential early governing body for Australian rules football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tasmanian Football League </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Hobart , Tasmania , Australia </Td> <Td> Some discontinuity , most recently dormant between 2001 and 2008 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> 10 March </Td> <Td> Calcutta Cup </Td> <Td> international challenge </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Rugby football </Td> <Td> Rugby union </Td> <Td> England , Scotland </Td> <Td> Competed for by the England and Scotland international rugby teams annually . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cheshire Senior Cup </Td> <Td> county cup </Td> <Td> 1880 -- </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Association football </Td> <Td> Cheshire , England </Td> <Td> Also includes teams from Greater Manchester and Merseyside , many from the historical boundaries of Cheshire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bendigo Football League </Td> <Td> club league </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Victorian rules </Td> <Td> Australian rules football </Td> <Td> Bendigo , Australia </Td> <Td> Includes the Castlemaine football club , second oldest football club in Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1883 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Black Diamond Football League </Td> <Td>
what is the oldest football competition in the world
what is the oldest football competition in the world
Melbourne Grammar School - Scotch College Cordner - Eggleston Cup , 1989 --
Melbourne Grammar School - Scotch College Cordner - Eggleston Cup , 1989 --