claim: Vampires often visited frogs.
evidence: The Football Alliance was an association football league in England which ran for three seasons , from 1889 -- 90 to 1891 -- 92 .. association football. association football. England. England. It was formed by 12 clubs as a rival to the Football League , which had begun in the 1888 -- 89 season , also with 12 member clubs .. the Football League. the Football League. The Alliance covered a similar area to the League , stretching from the English Midlands to the North West , but also further east in Sheffield , Grimsby and Sunderland .. English Midlands. English Midlands. North West. North West England. Sheffield. Sheffield. Grimsby. Grimsby. Sunderland. Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Some of the clubs which founded the Alliance had played in The Combination the year before , but that league collapsed as a result of the disarray and lack of organization .. The Combination. The Combination. The president of the Football Alliance was John Holmes , also the president of The Wednesday who were the first champions winning fifteen games out of twenty-two .. The Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. At the end of the Alliance 's first season , when Stoke dropped out of the Football League , the Alliance accepted them as a new member .. the Football League. the Football League. Stoke. Stoke City F.C.. The following year , Stoke and Darwen , another Alliance club , were accepted into the League , taking its membership to 14 clubs .. Stoke. Stoke City F.C.. Darwen. Darwen F.C.. In 1892 it was decided to merge the two leagues , and so the Football League Second Division was formed , consisting mostly of Football Alliance clubs .. the Football League. the Football League. Football League Second Division. Football League Second Division. The existing League clubs , plus three of the strongest Alliance clubs , comprised the Football League First Division .. the Football League. the Football League. Football League First Division. Football League First Division