1886 in association football

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

List of years in association football

Events

  • 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

England

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Switzerland

Hong Kong

Domestic cups

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

International tournaments

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: [1]
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

  • 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).
  • 25 December – Jock Simpson (d. 1959), England international forward in eight matches (1911–1914).

References

  1. "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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