1884 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world.

Events

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1883–84 FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	Queen's Park
Ireland	1883–84 Irish Cup	Distillery	Wellington Park
Scotland	1883–84 Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	Vale of Leven^[1]
Wales	1883–84 Welsh Cup	Oswestry White Stars	Druids

1 January – José Quirante (d. 1964), Spanish midfielder and coach associated with both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
April – Billy Bradshaw (d. unknown), England international half-back in four matches (1910–1913).
3 May – Willie Reid (d. 1966), Scotland international forward in nine matches (1911–1914), scoring four goals.
31 May – Frank Bradshaw (d. 1962), England international forward in one match (1908), scoring three goals and so one of the five England players to score a hat-trick on his only international appearance.
6 June – Tim Williamson (d. 1943), England international goalkeeper in seven matches (1905–1913).
23 June – Val Harris (d. 1963), Ireland international in twenty matches (1906–1914); club career with Shelbourne and Everton.
18 July - Jan Košek^[2] (d. 1927), Bohemian international forward in 3 matches scoring 4 goals (1906–1908); club career mainly with Slavia Prague, scoring 819 goals in 302 games.
12 October – Jock Rutherford (d. 1963), England international forward in eleven matches (1904–1908), scoring three goals.
8 December – Wilf Low (d. 1933), Scotland international half-back in five matches (1911–1920).

Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
Web site: Jan Kosek . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 November 2023 . en.