<page_title> List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment </page_title> <section_title> Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment </section_title> <table> <cell> Melbourne Football Club <col_header> Club (original name) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Australian Football League <col_header> Status/League </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1859 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Geelong Football Club <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Australian Football League <col_header> State/Country </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Geelong Football club was formed in 1859 and making it the second club in the AFL after Melbourne.