1879 in association football

:**** ::Doncaster Rovers ::Fulham ::Scarborough ::Sunderland ::Sutton Coldfield Town ::Swindon Town :**** ::Cliftonville ::Lisburn Distillery :**** ::Royal Haarlemsche :**** ::Montrose :**** ::FC St Gallen ## Domestic cups ::data[format=table] | Nation | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---| | ENG England | [1878–79 FA Cup](1878-79-fa-cup) | Old Etonians | Clapham Rovers | | SCO Scotland | [1878–79 Scottish Cup](1878-79-scottish-cup) | Vale of Leven | Rangers | | WAL Wales | [1878–79 Welsh Cup](1878-79-welsh-cup) | Newtown White Stars | Wrexham | :: ## Births - 10 January – Bobby Walker (d. 1930), Scotland international forward in 29 matches (1900–1913), scoring eight goals. - 7 May – Ben Warren (d. 1917), England international half-back in 22 matches (1906–1911), scoring two goals. - 3 June – Vivian Woodward (d. 1954), England international forward in 23 matches (1903–1911), scoring a record 29 goals. - 21 September – Peter McWilliam (d. 1951), Scotland international half-back in eight matches (1905–1911). - 26 September – Bob Crompton (d. 1941), England international full-back in 41 matches (1902–1914); 528 games for Blackburn Rovers (1896–1920). - (date unknown) – Albert Hatton (d. 1963), a player of Grimsby Town in 1907–1910 ## References ## References 1. (2017). ["Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet and the Bringing of Golf to America, Revised Edition"](https://books.google.com/books?id=A4ySDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA15). *McFarland*. 2. ["Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA"](https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/). 3. (2015). ["The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary"](https://books.google.com/books?id=vYEwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA447). *McFarland*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1879_in_association_football) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1879_in_association_football?action=history). ::