1890 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1890 throughout the world.

Events[]

• The first Scottish Football League competition is inaugurated.^[1] The ten founder members are Abercorn, Cambuslang, Celtic, Cowlairs, Dumbarton, Hearts, Rangers, St Mirren, Third Lanark and Vale of Leven. An eleventh team Renton was also a founder member but was subsequently expelled for professionalism, the game being officially amateur at the time.
• Royal Arsenal move from the Manor Ground to the nearby Invicta Ground.

Clubs founded in 1890[]

England[]

• Chertsey Town F.C.
• Fleet Town F.C.
• Forest Green Rovers F.C.
• Grays Athletic F.C.
• Shildon A.F.C.
• Weymouth F.C.

Winners club national championship[]

• England: Preston North End

International tournaments[]

• 1890 British Home Championship (February 8 – April 5, 1890)

Shared by England and Scotland

Births[]

• 11 April – Felix von Heijden (d. 1982), Netherlands international (1920).
• 20 August – Caesar ten Cate (d. 1972), Netherlands international (1912).
• 4 December – Alex Donaldson (d. 1972), Scotland international forward in six matches (1914–1922).

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