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1886 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world.

Events

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  • December 11 - Dial Square FC (later Arsenal) beat Eastern Wanderers 6-0, their first match.
  • December 25 - After a meeting in the Royal Oak pub, Woolwich, Dial Square rename themselves Royal Arsenal

Clubs founded in 1886

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England

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Scotland

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Northern Ireland

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Switzerland

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Hong Kong

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Domestic cups

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Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England England 1885–86 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich Albion
Ireland Ireland 1885–86 Irish Cup Distillery Limavady
Scotland Scotland 1885–86 Scottish Cup Queen's Park Renton[1]
Wales Wales 1885–86 Welsh Cup Druids Newtown

International tournaments

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
2  England (C) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Joint champions

Births

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  • 1 January – Harold Halse (d. 1949), England international forward in one match (1909), scoring two goals; the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.
  • 16 February – Andy Ducat (d. 1942), England international half-back in six matches (1910–1920).
  • 1 July – Bill Worrall (d. -), English professional footballer[4]
  • 25 December – Jock Simpson (d. 1959), England international forward in eight matches (1911–1914).

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Bill Worrall". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 May 2024.