1888 in association football

none April 2019 1888 association football sports 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 Barnet CelticLynch Michael The Oxford companion to Scottish history Oxford University Press 9780199693054 241 Dartford Southport Sparta Rotterdam Walsall Winners club national cup Asia +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitleIndia British India1888 Durand CupRoyal Scots Fusiliers2-1Highland Light InfantryAnnadale1st Europe NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitlePrevious Title wonENG England1887–88 FA CupWest Bromwich Albion2-1Preston North EndKennington Oval1stNoneIreland 1783 Ireland1887–88 Irish CupCliftonville2-1DistilleryUlster Cricket Ground2nd1883SCO Scotland1887–88 Scottish CupRenton6-1CambuslangScottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/ www.scottishfa.co.uk 17 December 2022Cathkin Park2nd1885WAL 1807 Wales1887–88 Welsh CupChirk AAA5-0NewtownOwens Field2nd1887 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) main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE 3 0 0 15 2 2 0 1 15 8 1 0 2 13 10 0 0 3 3 26 C #ccffcc C 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhc1884-99.html British Home Championship 1884–1899 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Macario Reyes Neil Morrison 1 October 1999 17 August 2019 1888 Football World Championship (May 19, 1888) 19 May 1888 Renton SCO 4–1 ENG West Bromwich Albion 6,000 Cathkin Park Glasgow 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 Category:Association football by year