1881 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1881 throughout the world.

Events edit

Clubs founded in 1881 edit

France edit

England edit

Scotland edit

Wales edit

Domestic cups edit

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
  England 1880–81 FA Cup Old Carthusians Old Etonians
  Ireland 1880–81 Irish Cup Moyola Park Cliftonville
  Scotland 1880–81 Scottish Cup Queen's Park Dumbarton[1]
  Wales 1880–81 Welsh Cup Druids Newtown White Stars

Births edit

  • 9 February – Jimmy Hay (d. 1940), Scotland international half-back in eleven matches (1905–1914).
  • 22 May – Colin Veitch (d. 1938), England international half-back in six matches (1906–1909).
  • 3 July – Horace Bailey (d. 1960), England international goalkeeper in five matches (1908).
  • 19 July – Stanley Harris (d. 1926), England international forward in six matches (1904–1906), scoring two goals.
  • 22 August – Harry Makepeace (d. 1952), England international half-back in four matches (1906–1912); also a cricket international.
  • 20 September – Alex Bennett (d. 1940), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1904–1913).

References edit

  1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.