1888_in_association_football
1888 in association football
Overview of the events of 1888 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
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- 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
Asia
More information Nation, Tournament ...
Nation | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
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India | 1888 Durand Cup | Royal Scots Fusiliers | Highland Light Infantry |
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Europe
More information Nation, Tournament ...
Nation | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
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England | 1887–88 FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | Preston North End |
Ireland | 1887–88 Irish Cup | Cliftonville | Distillery |
Scotland | 1887–88 Scottish Cup | Renton | Cambuslang[2] |
Wales | 1887–88 Welsh Cup | Chirk AAA | Newtown |
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- 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.
- 1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
- 1888 Football World Championship (May 19, 1888)
Attendance: 6,000
- 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.
- Lynch, Michael (ed.). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford University Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780199693054.
- "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.