1896 in football (soccer)
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The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
Events
- March 16 - EnglandEngland national football teamThe 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...
defeat WalesWales national football teamThe Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
9-1 at Cardiff
Clubs founded in 1896
- Basingstoke Town F.C.Basingstoke Town F.C.Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...
- Bracknell Town F.C.Bracknell Town F.C.Bracknell Town Football Club are a football club based in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. The club was formed in 1896. The team are currently in the Hellenic Football League Premier Division.-History:...
- CS ConstantineCS ConstantineClub Sportif Constantinois , known as CS Constantine or CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine. It was founded in 1926. Their home stadium is Stade Chahid Hamlaoui...
- Ciclista LimaCiclista LimaCiclista Lima Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. It is the second oldest club in Peru.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province....
- Club Atlético BanfieldClub Atlético BanfieldClub Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
- Crawley Town F.C.Crawley Town F.C.Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
- FC HeilbronnFC HeilbronnFC Heilbronn is a German association football club based in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg formed in 2003 out of a merger between VfR Heilbronn and Heilbronner SpVgg.-History:...
- FC SchaffhausenFC SchaffhausenFC Schaffhausen is a Swiss football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club plays in the Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football pyramid.-Honours:*Swiss Cup: Final game*Challenge League: 1st*Swiss Super League: rank 8...
(June) - FC WinterthurFC WinterthurFC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football...
- FC Zürich (August)
- Horwich RMI F.C.
- Olympia LeipzigOlympia LeipzigSG Olympia Leipzig is a German association football club based in Leipzig, Saxony.-History:The club was founded 10 June 1896 as FV Olympia and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900...
- Skill F.C. de BruxellesSkill F.C. de BruxellesSkill Football Club de Bruxelles was a Belgian football club from its creation in 1896 to 1902 when it merged with Daring Club de Bruxelles. The club played in the first division from 1899 to 1902 and finished respectively 6th , 5th and 5th .-References:**...
- Udinese CalcioUdinese CalcioUdinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
- Viborg FFViborg FFViborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in Viborg. The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening , but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide...
- Willem II TilburgWillem II TilburgWillem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia...
National champions
- Argentina: Lomas Academy
- Belgium: FC LiégeoisR.F.C. de LiègeRoyal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history...
(first Coupe de Championnat winners) - England: Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
- France: Club Français Paris
- Ireland: DistilleryLisburn Distillery F.C.Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971...
- Scotland: CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
- Sweden: Örgryte ISÖrgryte ISÖrgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...
(first Svenska MästerskapetSvenska MästerskapetSvenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...
winners)
International tournaments
- 1896 British Home Championship1896 British Home ChampionshipThe 1896 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Despite England achieving an almost record 9–1 victory over Wales, the trophy was won by Scotland who won two and drew one of their matches, the draw...
(February 29 – April 4, 1896)
Births
- August 28 – Harry DénisHarry DénisHenri Léonard Barthélémi Dénis was a football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920....
, Dutch footballer (d. 1971) - September 27 – Jaap BulderJaap BulderJacob Eisse Bulder was a football player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team...
, Dutch footballer (d. 1979) - November 22 – George ReaderGeorge ReaderGeorge Reader was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in history...
, English football referee (d. 1978)
Deaths
- November 29 - Joe PowellJoe PowellJoseph Joshua "Joe" Powell was an English footballer who was captain of Woolwich Arsenal in their first season of League football. He is also notable for being one of the few footballers to die as a result of an injury incurred whilst playing.Born in Bristol, Powell had joined the Army as a young...
, 26, Woolwich ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.