1896 in association football
Appearance
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
Events
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
Winners club national championship
International tournaments
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.