1883 in association football

(Redirected from 1883 in football (soccer))

The following are the association football events of the year 1883 throughout the world.

Events edit

Clubs founded edit

England edit

Andover
Ashington
Belper Town
Buckingham Town
Bourne Town FC
Bognor Regis Town
Bristol Rovers
Coventry City
Darlington
Gloucester City
Stockport County
Thame United F.C.

Netherlands edit

FC Dordrecht

Domestic cups edit

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
  England 1882–83 FA Cup Blackburn Olympic Old Etonians
  Ireland 1882–83 Irish Cup Cliftonville Ulster
  Scotland 1882–83 Scottish Cup Dumbarton Vale of Leven[1]
  Wales 1882–83 Welsh Cup Wrexham Druids

Births edit

  • 15 January – James Stewart (d. 1958), England international forward in three matches (1907–1911), scoring two goals.
  • 25 February – Herbert Burgess (d. 1954), England international full-back in four matches (1904–1906).
  • 29 July – Fred Pentland (d. 1962), England international forward in five matches (1909).
  • 23 August – Jesse Pennington (d. 1970), England international full-back in 25 matches (1907–1920).
  • 8 September – George Wilson (d. 1960), Scotland international forward in six matches (1904–1909).
  • 2 November – Evelyn Lintott (d. 1916), England international half-back in seven matches (1908–1909).
  • 14 December – Dicky Bond (d. 1955), England international forward in eight matches (1905–1910), scoring two goals.
  • 26 December – Alec McNair (d. 1951), Scotland international full-back in fifteen matches (1906–1920).

References edit

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