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1888 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

Events

February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers.
March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
April 17 - A further meeting at Manchester's Royal Hotel leads to the competition being named The Football League.
September 8 - The first Football League matches are played, marking the 1st season in the Football League.

Clubs founded in 1888

Barnet
Celtic
Dartford
Sparta Rotterdam
Walsall

Winners club national cup

Asia

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
India India	1888 Durand Cup	Royal Scots Fusiliers	Highland Light Infantry

Europe

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
ENG England	1887–88 FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	Preston North End
Ireland Ireland	1887–88 Irish Cup	Cliftonville	Distillery
SCO Scotland	1887–88 Scottish Cup	Renton	Cambuslang
WAL Wales	1887–88 Welsh Cup	Chirk AAA	Newtown

Winners club national leagues

No national leagues existed prior to 1888, when the English Football League was founded. The first champions, Preston North End, emerged in the spring of 1889.

International tournaments

1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)
1888 Football World Championship (May 19, 1888)

Births

11 March – Hermann Garrn (d. 1966), German international footballer.
23 July – Jimmy Gordon (d. 1954), Scotland international half-back in ten matches (1912–1920).
24 August – Leo Bosschart (d. 1951), Dutch international footballer.
6 December – Wilhelm Trautmann (d. 1969), German international footballer.

References

"The Oxford companion to Scottish history". Oxford University Press.
"Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA".
(1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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