1879 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1879 throughout the world.

Years in association football

1879 in sports

  • American football
  • Aquatic sports
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Canadian football
  • Chess
  • Climbing
  • Combat sports
    • Sumo
  • Cricket
  • Cycling
  • Darts
  • Equestrianism
  • Esports
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Ice sports
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Shooting
  • Snooker
    • 1878–79
    • 1879–80
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Weightlifting

Events

Clubs founded in 1879

 Denmark
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
 England
Doncaster Rovers
Fulham
Scarborough
Sunderland
Sutton Coldfield Town
Swindon Town
 Ireland
Cliftonville
Lisburn Distillery
 Netherlands
Royal Haarlemsche
 Scotland
Montrose[1]
 Switzerland
FC St Gallen

Domestic cups

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England 1878–79 FA Cup Old Etonians Clapham Rovers
Scotland 1878–79 Scottish Cup Vale of Leven Rangers[2]
Wales 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.[3]
  • 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).

References

  1. Burgess, Charles D. (2017). Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet and the Bringing of Golf to America, Revised Edition. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-47-662736-6.
  2. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-47-660952-2.
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