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1896 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

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Events

  • March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

    • Clubs founded in 1896

  • Basingstoke Town F.C.
  • Bracknell Town F.C.
  • CS Constantine
  • Ciclista Lima
  • Club Atlético Banfield
  • Crawley Town F.C.
  • FC Heilbronn
  • FC Schaffhausen (June)
  • FC Winterthur
  • FC Zürich (August)
  • Horwich RMI F.C.
  • Olympia Leipzig
  • Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
  • Udinese Calcio
  • Viborg FF
  • Willem II Tilburg

    • Clubs dissolved in 1896

  • Royal Ordnance Factories

    • National champions

  • Argentina: Lomas Academy
  • Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
  • England: Aston Villa
  • France: Club Français Paris
  • Ireland: Distillery
  • Scotland: Celtic
  • Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)

    • International tournaments

  • 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896)

    • Births

  • August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
  • September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
  • November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)

    • Deaths

  • November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.

    • References

    1896 in association football Wikipedia
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