1895 in association football

The following are association football events in the year 1895 throughout the world.

One of the earliest English football paintings: Sunderland v. Aston Villa 1895 by Thomas M. M. Hemy

Events

Clubs founded in 1895

• Camberley Town F.C.
• CR Flamengo
• Dundela F.C.
• Eintracht Braunschweig
• FC St. Georg Hamburg
• Fortuna Düsseldorf
• Pine Villa F.C. (Oldham Athletic A.F.C.)
• R. Daring Club Molenbeek
• Shelbourne F.C.
• Thames Ironworks (West Ham United)
• Yeovil Town F.C.

National champions

• Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club
• England: Sunderland
• France: Standard Athletic Club
• Ireland: Linfield
• Scotland: Scottish Cup, St Bernard's F.C.

International tournaments

• 1895 British Home Championship (March 9 – April 6, 1895)

England

Births

• 11 February – Maurice Cottenet, French footballer
• 11 April – Jack Bamber, British footballer
• 23 May – Paul Baron, French footballer
• 31 August – Ben Verweij, Dutch footballer (d. 1951)
• 10 September – Jean Batmale, French international footballer (died 1973)
• 13 November – Jan de Natris, Dutch footballer (d. 1972)
• 7 Dezember – Karl Flink; German international footballer (d. 1958)
• Antonio Bruna, Italian footballer
• Édouard Baumann, French footballer
• Félix Romano, Italian footballer, naturalized French citizen