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1887 in association football

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Summary

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Programme for an 1887 game: [[The Wednesday]] v. [[Blackburn Rovers]].

The following are the events of 1887 in association football.

Events

Clubs founded in 1887

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Domestic cups

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
ENG England	1886–87 FA Cup	Aston Villa	West Bromwich Albion
Ireland Ireland	1886–87 Irish Cup	Ulster	Cliftonville
SCO Scotland	1886–87 Scottish Cup	Hibernian	Dumbarton
WAL Wales	1886–87 Welsh Cup	Chirk AAA	Davenham

International tournaments

1887 British Home Championship (February 5 – March 19, 1887)
1887 Football World Championship (April 9, 1887)

Births

30 April – Harold Fleming (d. 1955), England international forward in eleven matches (1909–1914), scoring nine goals.
7 November – Guus van Hecking Colenbrander (d. 1945), Netherlands international (1908).

References

"Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA".
"British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Wikipedia Source

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