1850s in football (soccer)
Encyclopedia
The following are the association football events in the decades 1850s
around the world.
1850s
- Wars :* Crimean war fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire...
around the world.
Events
- 1857, 24 October — Sheffield F.C.Sheffield F.C.Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club is most noted for the fact that they are the world's oldest club now playing Association football, founded in 1857...
is founded in SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The club is officially regarded by the FAThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
and FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
governing bodies as the world's oldest football club. It is the oldest documented non-university club in any code of footballFootballFootball may refer to one of a number of team sports which all involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer"...
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Births
- 1850, date unknown – Frederick MaddisonFrederick Maddison (footballer)Frederick Brunning Maddison was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in 1874 and with The Wanderers in 1876.Later he was a music publisher and, together with his...
, EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer - 1850, January 1 – Charles CheneryCharles CheneryCharles John Chenery was a footballer who played for England in the first international match against Scotland. He also played cricket for Surrey and Northants.-Football career:...
, English footballer - 1850, March 13 – Alfred GoodwynAlfred GoodwynAlfred George Goodwyn was an English Royal Engineer, who represented his regiment at football. He was a member of the Regiment's team that was defeated in the very first FA Cup final. He also represented England in the second international football match against Scotland in 1873.-Career:Goodwyn...
, English footballer - 1850, March 14 – Francis BirleyFrancis BirleyFrancis Hornby Birley was an English footballer who played as a half back. He won the FA Cup three times in the 1870s and made two appearances for England in 1874 and 1875.-Winchester College:...
, English footballer - 1850, April 23 – Arnold Kirke-SmithArnold Kirke-SmithArnold Kirke-Smith was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland, as well as captaining Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final.-Career:...
, English footballer - 1850, May 27 – Charles MoriceCharles Morice (footballer)Charles John Morice was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland....
, English footballer - 1850, June 15 – Charles Clegg, English footballer and FA chairman
- 1850, July 20 – Cuthbert OttawayCuthbert OttawayCuthbert John Ottaway , one of the most talented and versatile sportsmen of the 1870s, was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football match....
, English footballer - 1852, date unknown – Alexander BonsorAlexander BonsorAlexander George Bonsor was one of the earliest known footballers.-Career:Bonsor played in the 1872 FA Cup Final - the first ever final in the FA Cup's history - and finished on the winning side...
, English footballer - 1852, April 21 – William CleggWilliam Clegg-External links:****...
, English footballer - 1854, January 25 – Segar BastardSegar BastardSegar Richard Bastard was an English amateur football player and referee.Born in Bow, London, Bastard played for the now-defunct Upton Park football club, between 1873 and 1887; he also played for Trojans and Leyton and occasionally guested for the Corinthians...
, English footballer - 1855, June 1 – Walter BuchananWalter Buchanan (footballer)Walter Scott Buchanan was an English international footballer, who played as a Forward.-Career:Born in Hornsey, Buchanan played for Clapham Rovers, and earned one cap for England in 1876....
, English footballer - 1856, March 6 – Horace BarnetHorace BarnetHorace Hutton Barnet was an English football player who played for the Royal Engineers, as well as the English national side.-External links:** When the Sappers won the FA Cup...
, English footballer - 1856, November 12 – Joseph Beverley, English footballer
- 1857, July 9 – Norman BaileyNorman Bailey (footballer)Norman Coles Bailey was an English footballer from the late 19th century, who made 19 appearances for England playing at half back.-Playing career:...
, English footballer - 1857, July 23 – Lindsay BuryLindsay BuryLindsay Bury was an English amateur footballer who, playing as a full back, helped the Old Etonians win the FA Cup in 1879 and made two appearances for England in the 1870s. He also played cricket for Hampshire in 1877....
, English footballer - 1859, date unknown – Billy MosforthBilly MosforthWilliam Mosforth was an English football player. He played for several Sheffield clubs but in his later career played mainly for Sheffield Wednesday before finally settling at United...
, English footballer - 1858, July 30 – Edward Bambridge, English footballer
- 1859, March 15 – Arthur Alfred BrownArthur Alfred BrownArthur Alfred Brown was an English footballer who played for Aston Villa in the 1880s. He was their first international player, making three appearances for England in 1882...
, English footballer - 1859, April 29 – Rupert AndersonRupert AndersonRupert Darnley Anderson O.B.E., was an English football player who played for Old Etonians, as well as the English national side.-External links:*...
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