1888 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers.
  • March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
  • April 17 - A further meeting at Manchester's Royal Hotel leads to the competition being named The Football League.
  • September 8 - The first Football League matches are played, marking the 1st season in the Football League.

Clubs founded in 1888[]

Winners club national cup[]

Asia[]

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
India India 1888 Durand Cup Royal Scots Fusiliers Highland Light Infantry

Europe[]

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England England 1887–88 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion Preston North End
Ireland Ireland Cliftonville Distillery
Scotland Scotland 1887–88 Scottish Cup Renton Cambuslang
Wales Wales 1887–88 Welsh Cup Chirk AAA Newtown

Winners club national leagues[]

  • No national leagues existed prior to 1888, when the English Football League was founded. The first champions, Preston North End, emerged in the spring of 1889.

International tournaments[]

  • 1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 6
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 15 8 +7 4
 Wales 3 1 0 2 13 10 +3 2
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 26 −23 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion
Renton Scotland4–1England West Bromwich Albion
Cathkin Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 6,000

Births[]

  • 11 March – Hermann Garrn (d. 1966), German international footballer.
  • 23 July – Jimmy Gordon (d. 1954), Scotland international half-back in ten matches (1912–1920).
  • 24 August – Leo Bosschart (d. 1951), Dutch international footballer.
  • 6 December – Wilhelm Trautmann (d. 1969), German international footballer.

References[]

  1. ^ Lynch, Michael (ed.). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford University Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780199693054.
  2. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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