1879 in association football

none March 2019 1879 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 1879 throughout the world. Events Clubs founded in 1879 DEN Kjøbenhavns Boldklub ENG Doncaster Rovers Fulham Scarborough Sunderland Sutton Coldfield Town Swindon Town IRE Cliftonville Lisburn Distillery NED Royal Haarlemsche SCO MontroseBurgess Charles D. Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet and the Bringing of Golf to America, Revised Edition 2017 McFarland 978-1-47-662736-6 15 https://books.google.com/books?id=A4ySDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 en SUI FC St Gallen Domestic cups NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitleLast title wonENG England1878–79 FA CupOld Etonians1-0Clapham RoversKennington Oval1stNoneSCO Scotland1878–79 Scottish CupVale of Leven1-1 (Rangers refused to replay and Vale of Leven were awarded the Cup)RangersScottish 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 Park3rd1878WAL 1807 Wales1878–79 Welsh CupNewtown White Stars1-0WrexhamCricket Field1stNone Births 10 January – Bobby Walker (d. 1930), Scotland international forward in 29 matches (1900–1913), scoring eight goals. 7 May – Ben Warren (d. 1917), England international half-back in 22 matches (1906–1911), scoring two goals. 3 June – Vivian Woodward (d. 1954), England international forward in 23 matches (1903–1911), scoring a record 29 goals.Mallon Bill Buchanan Ian The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary 2015 McFarland 978-1-47-660952-2 447 https://books.google.com/books?id=vYEwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA447 en 21 September – Peter McWilliam (d. 1951), Scotland international half-back in eight matches (1905–1911). 26 September – Bob Crompton (d. 1941), England international full-back in 41 matches (1902–1914); 528 games for Blackburn Rovers (1896–1920). (date unknown) – Albert Hatton (d. 1963), a player of Grimsby Town in 1907–1910 References Category:Association football by year