 The competition was hindered by poor weather and disappointing crowds and made a loss to its investors.One of the first baseball clubs was the Derby County Baseball Club who led the first championship after the National Baseball League of Great Britain and Ireland was established in 1890.However, pressure from other teams in the league over the number of American players on the Derby team and low attendances forced Derby to resign before the end of the season, though the baseball club itself lasted until 1898.