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1898 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world.

Events

  • January 1: Footballing arm of Belgian club K.A.A. Gent established.
  • April 5: Portsmouth founded
  • May 8: Genoa become the first ever Italian national champions
  • May 12: French club Tourcoing FC founded (as US Tourcoing)
  • December: French club Union Sportive Boulonnaise founded at Boulogne-sur-Mer.
  • Italian Football Federation is founded

National champions

  • Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club
  • Belgium: FC Liégeois
  • England: Sheffield United
  • France: Standard Athletic Club
  • Ireland: Linfield
  • Italy: Genoa (first Italian champions)
  • Netherlands: RAP Amsterdam (first Eredivisie champions)
  • Scotland:
  • Sweden: Örgryte IS
  • Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich (unofficial)

International tournaments

Births

  • January 7 – Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer (d. 1963)
  • December 13 – Percy Goodison, English professional footballer (d. 1971)
  • Full date unknown
    • Joe Hughes, Welsh professional footballer

Deaths

  • June 30 – Reg Birkett, English footballer

Clubs founded

  • K.A.A. Gent
  • Portsmouth FC
  • BSC Young Boys
  • SV Darmstadt 98
  • Crosshaven AFC

References

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA".
  2. "Brief Life History of Percy".
  3. "Joe Hughes". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG.
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