1872 in association football
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The following are events in 1872 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules.
Events[]
- 24 February – England defeat Scotland 1–0 in the fifth and final representative match between the two teams.
- 16 March – Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers 1–0 in the inaugural FA Cup Final at the Kennington Oval. Morton Betts scores the winning goal in the 15th minute after a successful dribble by Walpole Vidal.
- 30 November – The first FIFA-recognised international match is played in front of a crowd of 4,000 between Scotland and England at Hamilton Crescent, Partick. It ends as a 0–0 draw.
Clubs founded[]
England[]
France[]
- Le Havre becomes the first French football and rugby club, playing football on a regular basis from 1894.
Scotland[]
- Dumbarton
- Rangers[1]
- Renton
- Third Lanark
Wales[]
- Wrexham is founded on 28 September at the local Turf Hotel by two members of the , who want to play sport during the winter months. It is the first Welsh football club.
Domestic cups[]
Nation | Tournament | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref |
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England | 1871–72 FA Cup | Wanderers | 1–0 | Royal Engineers | [2] |
Births[]
- 27 January – Jack Taylor (d. 1949), Scotland international forward in four matches (1892–1895); made 400 appearances for Everton (1896–1910), scoring 80 goals.
- 27 April – Kelly Houlker (d. 1962), England international half-back in five matches (1902–1906).
- 10 May – Charlie Athersmith (d. 1910), England international forward in twelve matches, scoring three goals (1892–1900); won five league titles with Aston Villa.
- 25 November – G. O. Smith (d. 1943), England international forward in twenty matches (1893–1901), scoring eleven goals; captained the England team in at least thirteen matches from 1896 to 1901.
- 21 December – Lewis Vaughan Lodge (d. 1916), England international full-back in five matches (1894–1896).
- 27 December – Tommy Crawshaw (d. 1960), England international centre-half in ten matches (1895–1904).
References[]
- ^ Lynch, Michael (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Scottish History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-19-969305-4.
- ^ The Football Association. "Results Archive".
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