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1896 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

Events

  • March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

Clubs founded in 1896

  • Basingstoke Town F.C.
  • Bracknell Town F.C.
  • CS Constantine
  • Ciclista Lima
  • Club Atlético Banfield
  • Crawley Town F.C.
  • Hannover 96
  • FC Heilbronn
  • FC Schaffhausen (June)
  • FC Winterthur
  • FC Zürich (August)
  • Horwich RMI F.C.
  • Olympia Leipzig
  • Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
  • Udinese Calcio
  • Viborg FF
  • Willem II Tilburg

Clubs dissolved in 1896

  • Royal Ordnance Factories

National champions

  • Argentina: Lomas Academy
  • Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
  • England: Aston Villa
  • France: Club Français Paris
  • Ireland: Distillery
  • Scotland: Scottish Cup, Hearts
  • Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)

International tournaments

Births

  • January 18 – Angelo Luzzani, Italian footballer (d. 1960)
  • April 16 – Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
  • August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
  • September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
  • November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)

Deaths

  • November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.

References

References

  1. "Wales vs England, 16 March 1896".
  2. "Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA".
  3. "Joe Powell".
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