Little player loyalty, closing pubs which have traditionally provided bases for teams and escalating playing costs mean some clubs come and go in the space of two of three seasons.
So hats off to Hebden Royd Red Star, who will celebrate 100 years of continuous existence in October and have produced a 46-page booklet, written by Peter Thomas and priced at £4, to celebrate the achievement.
It is turning into quite a year for the club based at the Shoulder of Mutton in Mytholmroyd, even though the firsts were unable to round it off with victory in Wednesday's Halifax FA Saturday Cup final against Ovenden WR at Old Earth.
There is certainly no shortage of silverware with Richard Ingram's side having won the Halifax Saturday League title and Challenge Cup and David Whitehouse's reserves having lifted the Invitation Cup.
This season's successes have cemented Red Star's status as one of Calderdale's top clubs - a far cry from 1908 when they started life as Heptonstall Red Star and were beaten 8-0 in their opening game by Foster Lane.
Thomas's booklet contains numerous pictures of the successful Red Star teams from down the years while giving credit to many of the major figures in the club's history, including current chairman Peter Kennedy who has been involved with the club for more than half a century.
The club has had 1,000 copies printed and they are available from Brooks newsagents in Mytholmroyd, The Bookcase and Geoff's The Barber in Hebden Bridge and Richard's Barbers in Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge.