1878 in association football

none 1878 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 1878 throughout the world. Events October 14 - First ever floodlit football match takes place at Bramall Lane, Sheffield between teams chosen by the Sheffield Association and local clubs.Farnworth Keith Wednesday! Sheffield City Libraries 1983 0-900660-87-2 Clubs founded in 1878 England Ashton United F.C. Burnham F.C. Everton F.C. Grimsby Town F.C. Ipswich Town F.C. Newton Heath L&YR F.C. (later to become Manchester United) Matlock Town F.C. West Bromwich Albion F.C. Scotland Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) Arbroath F.C. Domestic cups NationTournamentWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueTitleLast title wonENG England1877–78 FA CupWanderers3-1Royal EngineersKennington Oval5th1877SCO Scotland1877–78 Scottish CupVale of Leven1-03rd Lanark RVScottish 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 2022Hampden Park2nd1877WAL 1807 Wales1877–78 Welsh CupWrexham1-0DruidsActon Park1stNone Births 1 February – James Suddick (d. 1967), English footballerJames Suddick https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1274771/james-suddick/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 August 2024 en 13 April – Frank Stubbs (d. 1944), English footballerFrank Stubbs https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1282280/frank-stubbs/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 August 2024 en 15 April – John May (d. 1933), Scotland international forward in five matches (1906–1909). 16 April – Tip Foster (d. 1914), England international forward in five matches (1900–1902), scoring three goals; the only man to captain England at both football and cricket. 12 June – Charles Thomson (d. 1936), Scotland international half-back in 21 matches (1904–1914), scoring four goals. 8 July – Jimmy Quinn (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1905–1912), scoring seven goals. 12 November – Tom Jackson (d. 1916), Scotland international player in six matches (1904–1907). 5 December – Arthur Marbles (d. 1964), English footballer. 26 December – Alex Raisbeck (d. 1949), Scotland international full-back in eight matches (1900–1907). 29 December – Sammy Day (d. 1950), England international forward in three matches (1906), scoring two goals. unknown – Sandy MacFarlane (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in five matches (1904–1911). References Category:Association football by year