Events

• March 8 – England
  England national football team
  The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
  
   beating Scotland
  Scotland national football team
  The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
  
   4–2 at Kennington Oval, London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
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• March 13 – The Scottish Football Association
  Scottish Football Association
  The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
  
   was founded.
• March 29 – Second final FA Cup
  FA Cup
  The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
  
   won by Wanderers, was beating 2–0 Oxford University in a game unusually played at 11.00 AM. (see also: 1872-73 in English football
  1872-73 in English football
  The 1872–1873 season was the second season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Football's second season saw the world's first FIFA recognized international match: Scotland v England. The Football Association had initiated 'international' matches between English and Scottish players since...
  
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• In the offside law it was decided that the offside position is determined when the ball is touched and played by a team-mate, and not when received.

Clubs founded in 1873

• Chippenham Town F.C.
  Chippenham Town F.C.
  Chippenham Town are an English football club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. They are nicknamed the Bluebirds and they play their home matches at Hardenhuish Park. Their home kit consists of a blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks...
  
  
• Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
  Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
  Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...
  
  
• Halesowen Town F.C.
  Halesowen Town F.C.
  Halesowen Town is an English association football club formed in 1873, since 2011 playing in the Southern League Division One South & West]]. The team is nicknamed "The Yeltz".-History:...
  
  
• Hanover United, the first United

Winners club national championship

• After playing Oxford University, Queen's Park scratched from the final because they could not afford to travel to London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
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• Wanderers F.C.
  Wanderers F.C.
  Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
  
   receive a bye

Births

• May 11 – Frank Becton
  Frank Becton
  Frank Becton was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for Preston North End , Liverpool, Sheffield United, Bedminster, Swindon Town, Ashton Town and New Brighton Tower...
  
  , English footballer
• August 24 – Thomas Bradshaw, English footballer