In yesterday's Guardian, Ian Jack, in an article about Newcastle United wrote:

"No other club in England has an anthem as old as the Blaydon Races – it was first performed in a Newcastle music hall in 1862"

Can anyone suggest an older candidate?

I would have thought that Everton might stake a claim with "Johnny Todd".

Or perhaps Wolves; do they still sing "The Happy Wanderer", a mediaeval German folk song?

Harry

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The Saudis may own Newcastle United, but it will always be an odd relationship