1879 in association football

Summary

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

Events edit

Clubs founded in 1879 edit

  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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  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.