1896 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
Events
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
National champions
- Argentina: Lomas Academy
- Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
- England: Aston Villa
- France: Club Français Paris
- Ireland: Distillery
- Scotland: Celtic
- Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)
International tournaments
- 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896)
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.