1883–84 in English football
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The 1883–1884 season was the 13th season of competitive football (soccer) in England.
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[edit] Overview
1883–1884 saw the world's first international tournament begin. The British Home Championship pitted the UK's four national teams (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) against each other in a league competition in which each played the other three once. Scotland won the first contest with England finishing second.
[edit] National team
See Also: 1884 British Home Championship
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | England scorers |
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| 23 February 1884 | Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A) |  Ireland |
8–1 | BHC | Henry Cursham (Notts County) (3), Edward Johnson (Stoke) (2), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (2) & Arthur Bambridge (Swifts) |
| 15 March 1884 | (First) Cathkin Park, Glasgow (A) |  Scotland |
0–1 | BHC | |
| 17 March 1884 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) |  Wales |
4–0 | BHC | William Bromley-Davenport (Oxford University) (7 & 85 mins), Norman Bailey (Clapham Rovers) (75 mins) & Billy Gunn (Notts County) (90 mins) |
* England score given first
Key
- A = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
[edit] Honours
| Competition | Winner |
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| FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers (1) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
[edit] See also
- Black Arabs F.C. season 1883–84 (inaugural season of today's Bristol Rovers F.C.)
[edit] External links
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- Report on Scotland v England match
- Report on Ireland v England match on thefa.com
- Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com
- Report on Wales v England match on thefa.com
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