1896 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

Events

• March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

Clubs founded in 1896

• Águilas CF
• Basingstoke Town F.C.
• Bracknell Town F.C.
• CS Constantine
• Ciclista Lima
• Club Atlético Banfield
• Crawley Town F.C.
• FC Heilbronn
• FC Schaffhouse founded June
• FC Winterthur
• Fussballclub Zürich founded 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

Winners club national championship

• Belgium
  • FC Liège win the first Belgian championship.

• England
  • Football League First Division - Aston Villa
  • Southern Football League - Millwall

• Scotland:
  • Scottish Division One – Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two – Abercorn
  • Scottish Cup – Hearts

International tournaments

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

Scotland

Births

• 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.