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
23 February 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)
15 March 1884	(First) Cathkin Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	0–1	BHC
17 March 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 (1)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

See also

• Black Arabs F.C. season 1883–84 (inaugural season of today's Bristol Rovers F.C.)

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