1872 in association football

Events

February 24

England defeat Scotland 1 - 0 in their fifth international match.

March 16

Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1 - 0 in the inaugural FA Cup Final at the Kennington Oval.

November 30

The first FIFA-recognised international match is played in front of a crowd of 4,000 between Scotland and England which ended as a 0 - 0 draw at Hamilton Crescent, Partick.

Europe

 England Kettering Town Telford United  France Le Havre  Scotland Dumbarton Rangers Renton Third Lanark AC  Wales Wrexham

England

FA Cup Winners:

Wanderers

Births

May 10 – Charlie Athersmith, English footballer

Date Unknown – Philip Bach, English footballer, (d. 1937)