Claim: Ross Atkins had the most number of appearances during the season of 2011-2012 when he played for Burton Albion (a club notable for being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888) in League Two, and his second-highest appearances were in 2010-2011 when he played for Tamworth in Conference Premier.
Evidence: The first season of the Football League began a few months later on 8 September with 12 member clubs from the Midlands and north of England: Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke (renamed Stoke City in 1926), West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. 
1950; 70 years ago (1950) 
The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.