1886 in association football

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List of years in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • December 11 - Dial Square FC (later Arsenal) beat Eastern Wanderers 6-0, their first match.
  • December 25 - After a meeting in the Royal Oak pub, Woolwich, Dial Square rename themselves Royal Arsenal

Clubs founded in 1886[]

England[]

Scotland[]

Northern Ireland[]

  • Linfield F.C.

Switzerland[]

Hong Kong[]

Domestic cups[]

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England England 1885–86 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich Albion
Ireland Ireland Distillery Limavady
Scotland Scotland 1885–86 Scottish Cup Queen's Park Renton
Wales Wales 1885–86 Welsh Cup Druids Newtown

International tournaments[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
2  England (C) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Joint champions

Births[]

  • 1 January – Harold Halse (d. 1949), England international forward in one match (1909), scoring two goals; the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.
  • 16 February – Andy Ducat (d. 1942), England international half-back in six matches (1910–1920).
  • 25 December – Jock Simpson (d. 1959), England international forward in eight matches (1911–1914).

References[]

  1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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