<page_title> Oldest football clubs </page_title> <section_title> 1870–1879 </section_title> <table> <cell> 1872 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Havre Athletic Club <col_header> Club </col_header> </cell> <cell> France <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> Founded as Rugby and Athletics Club in 1872 by English expats. Oldest football and rugby club in France. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Le Havre AC was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making it the oldest football club registered in France.