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1872 association football sports
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
Kettering Town
Telford United
France
Le Havre becomes the first French football and rugby club, playing football on a regular basis from 1894.
Scotland
RangersLynch Michael The Oxford Companion to Scottish History Oxford University Press Oxford 241 978-0-19-969305-4
Vale of Leven
Dumbarton
Renton
Third Lanark
Wales
Wrexham is founded on 28 September at the local Turf Hotel by two members of the Wrexham Cricket Club, who want to play sport during the winter months. It is the first Welsh football club.
Domestic cups
NationTournamentChampionFinal ScoreSecond placeVenueTitleLast HonorRefENG England1871–72 FA CupWanderers1-0Royal EngineersKennington Oval1stThe Football Association Results Archive https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/results-archive live https://web.archive.org/web/20200731202140/http://www.thefa.com:80/competitions/thefacup/results-archive 31 July 2020
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.
28 February – Billy Greer (footballer) ( d. 1937), English footballerBilly Greer https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1327607/billy-greer/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 12 August 2024 en
27 April – Kelly Houlker (d. 1962), England international half-back in five matches (1902–1906).
8 May – Bill Crawford (d. 1955), English professional footballerLamming Douglas A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985 1985 Hutton Beverley 0-907033-34-2 28
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).
26 December – Joe McMain (d. 1957), English footballerJoe McMain https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1290263/joe-mcmain/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 August 2024 en
27 December – Tommy Crawshaw (d. 1960), England international centre-half in ten matches (1895–1904).
Full date unknown:
Harry Davy (d. 1896), English professional footballer.Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 Joyce Michael 2004 Tony Brown Nottingham 1-899468-67-6 71
Charles Hudson (d. 1955), English professional footballer.Lamming Douglas A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985 1985 Hutton Beverley 0-907033-34-2 42
References
Category:Association football by year