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1888 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

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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.

    • Clubs founded in 1888

  • Barnet
  • Celtic
  • Dartford
  • Sparta Rotterdam
  • Walsall

    • Winners club national championship

  • 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)

    • Births

  • Marc 11 — Hermann Garrn, German international footballer (died 1966)
  • August 24 — Leo Bosschart, Dutch international footballer (died 1951)
  • December 6 — Wilhelm Trautmann, German international footballer (died 1969)

    • References

    1888 in association football Wikipedia
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