Rochdale Hornets (rugby league), both play home games at the Spotland Stadium. Rochdale AFC were founded in 1907 and joined the Football League in 1921 when the new Football League Third Division (north) was created. The club has never played above the third tier of the English league divisional structure, and before its promotion at the end of the 2009/10 season (their first promotion since 1969), had played continuously in the Football League's lowest division since 1974. However, the club reached the Football League Cup Final in 1962, and lost to Norwich City. Rochdale Hornets is one of the original twenty-two
Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games instead. The Thessaloniki team composition was Greek from the group of "Friends of the Arts" ("Omilos Philomuson", later Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.). The Smyrna team consisted of English, French and Armenian players. The Danish team was a selection of players from Copenhagen Football Association. The goalkeepers of this tournament are unknown. Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens (often referred to as the "Intercalated Games"), an unofficial football event was held. Only four teams competed, three of them were clubs from Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Medal tables gave the gold to Denmark and the