1883–84 in English football

The 1883-1884 season was the 13th season of competitive football (soccer) in England.

Overview

1883-1884 saw the world's first international tournament begin. The British Home Championship pitted the UK's four national teams (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) against each other in a league competition in which each played the other three once. Scotland won the first contest with England finishing second.

National team

See Also: 1884 British Home Championship

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	England scorers
February 23 1884	Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A)	Ireland	8-1	BHC	Henry Cursham (Notts County) (3), Edward Johnson (Stoke) (2), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (2) & Arthur Bambridge (Swifts)
March 15 1884	(First) Cathkin Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	0-1	BHC
March 17 1884	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	4-0	BHC	William Bromley-Davenport (Oxford University) (7 & 85 mins), Norman Bailey (Clapham Rovers) (75 mins) & Billy Gunn (Notts County) (90 mins)

* England score given first

Key

• A = Away match
• BHC = British Home Championship

Honours

Competition	Winner
FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers

See also

• Black Arabs F.C. season 1883-84

External links

• Report on Scotland v England match
• Report on Ireland v England match on thefa.com
• Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com
• Report on Wales v England match on thefa.com