1879-80 in English football
Encyclopedia
The 1879–1880 season was the ninth season of competitive football
in England
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* England score given first
Key
Note – TheFa.comhttp://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=11 give different times for the England goals in the match against Wales.
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in England
England
England 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...
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National team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
Comp | England scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 1880 | (First) Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (A) |
4–5 | F | Billy Mosforth Billy Mosforth William 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... (The Wednesday) (8 mins), Charles Bambridge Charles Bambridge Edward Charles Bambridge was an English footballer who made eighteen appearances as a left winger for England between 1879 and 1887, being appointed captain twice. He was one of three brothers who played for England.... (Swifts Swifts F.C. Swifts Football Club were a football team based in Slough, England.The club were founded c.1868 and played their home matches on a ground near The Dolphin public house, Slough... ) (42 & 87 mins) & Francis Sparks Francis Sparks Francis John Sparks was an English amateur footballer, who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup in 1880 with Clapham Rovers and made three appearances for England, scoring three goals and being appointed captain.-Career:... (Clapham Rovers Clapham Rovers F.C. Clapham Rovers was from its foundation in 1869 a leading English sports organisation in the two dominant codes of football, association football and rugby union. It was a prominent club in the late 19th century but is now defunct... ) (89 mins) |
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| 15 March 1880 | Racecourse Ground Racecourse Ground The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England... (A) |
3–2 | F | Francis Sparks Francis Sparks Francis John Sparks was an English amateur footballer, who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup in 1880 with Clapham Rovers and made three appearances for England, scoring three goals and being appointed captain.-Career:... (Clapham Rovers Clapham Rovers F.C. Clapham Rovers was from its foundation in 1869 a leading English sports organisation in the two dominant codes of football, association football and rugby union. It was a prominent club in the late 19th century but is now defunct... ) (50 & 70 mins) & Thomas Brindle Thomas Brindle Thomas Brindle was an English footballer who played his club football at left-back for Darwen and Blackburn Olympic. He made two appearances for England in 1880, scoring once.-Career:... (Darwen Darwen F.C. A.F.C. Darwen is a football club from Darwen in Lancashire, North West England. The team, formed in 1870 as Darwen F.C., currently play in the Division One of the North West Counties League. They play their home games at the Anchor Ground.-History:... ) (55 mins) |
Key
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
Note – TheFa.comhttp://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=11 give different times for the England goals in the match against Wales.
Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | Clapham Rovers Clapham Rovers F.C. Clapham Rovers was from its foundation in 1869 a leading English sports organisation in the two dominant codes of football, association football and rugby union. It was a prominent club in the late 19th century but is now defunct... (1) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition