1876 in association football

none March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 1876 association football sports The following are events in 1876 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules. Events Football Association of Wales is founded. Clubs founded England Accrington (note – this is the original Accrington club, not Accrington Stanley) Leek Town Middlesbrough Port Vale Stafford Rangers Stourbridge Scotland Falkirk Partick Thistle Domestic cups NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitleLast honourENG England1875–76 FA CupWanderersFinal1-1Old EtoniansKennington Oval3rd1872–73Replay3-0SCO Scotland1875–76 Scottish CupQueen's ParkFinal1-13rd Lanark RVHampden Park3rd1874–75Replay2-0 Births 4 January – Harry Johnson (d. 1940), England international half-back in six matches (1900–1903). 20 January – Billy Williams (d. 1929), England international full-back in six matches (1897–1899). 13 April – Bob McColl (d. 1959), Scotland international forward in thirteen matches (1896–1908), scoring thirteen goals. 10 October – John Harker, English professional footballer (d. 1962)John Harker https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1298564/john-harker/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 June 2024 en 7 November – Alex Smith (d. 1954), Scotland international forward in twenty matches (1898–1911), scoring six goals. References Category:Association football by year