1879 in association football explained

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

Events

Clubs founded in 1879

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

Doncaster Rovers

Fulham

Scarborough

Sunderland

Sutton Coldfield Town

Swindon Town

Cliftonville

Lisburn Distillery

Royal Haarlemsche

Montrose^[1]

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).

Notes and References

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