1886_in_association_football Knowpia

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

Events edit

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

Clubs founded in 1886 edit

England edit

Dial Square F.C. (later to become Arsenal)
Bishop Auckland F.C. as Auckland Town FC
Glossop North End A.F.C.
Haverhill Rovers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Leytonstone F.C.
Argyle Football Club, later Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Upton Park F.C.
Worthing F.C.

Scotland edit

Domestic cups edit

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^[1]
Wales	1885–86 Welsh Cup	Druids	Newtown

International tournaments edit

1885–86 British Home Championship (February 27 – April 10, 1886)

Pos	Team v t e	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: ^[2]^[3]
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 edit

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 edit

^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[1] "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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

[3] "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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