1896 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

Events

• March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff^[1]

Clubs founded in 1896

• Basingstoke Town F.C.
• Bracknell Town F.C.
• CS Constantine
• Ciclista Lima
• Club Atlético Banfield
• Crawley Town F.C.
• Hannover 96
• FC Heilbronn
• FC Schaffhausen (June)
• FC Winterthur
• FC Zürich (August)
• Horwich RMI F.C.
• Olympia Leipzig
• Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
• Udinese Calcio
• Viborg FF
• Willem II Tilburg

Clubs dissolved in 1896

• Royal Ordnance Factories

National champions

• Argentina: Lomas Academy
• Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
• England: Aston Villa
• France: Club Français Paris
• Ireland: Distillery
• Scotland: Scottish Cup, Hearts^[2]
• Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)

International tournaments

• 1896 British Home Championship (February 29  - April 4, 1896)

Births

• January 18  - Angelo Luzzani, Italian footballer (d. 1960)
• April 16  - Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
• August 28  - Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
• September 27  - Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
• November 22  - George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)

Deaths

• November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wales vs England, 16 March 1896 . 2022-08-01 . eu-football.info.
2. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Joe Powell . 2022-08-01 . www.arsenal.com . en.