1888 in association football

Overview of the events of 1888 in association football

1888 in sports
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The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

Events

February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers.
March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
April 17 - A further meeting at Manchester's Royal Hotel leads to the competition being named The Football League.
September 8 - The first Football League matches are played, marking the 1st season in the Football League.


Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
India	1888 Durand Cup	Royal Scots Fusiliers	Highland Light Infantry

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1887–88 FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	Preston North End
Ireland	1887–88 Irish Cup	Cliftonville	Distillery
Scotland	1887–88 Scottish Cup	Renton	Cambuslang^[2]
Wales	1887–88 Welsh Cup	Chirk AAA	Newtown

No national leagues existed prior to 1888, when the English Football League was founded. The first champions, Preston North End, emerged in the spring of 1889.

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

19 May 1888

Renton	4–1	West Bromwich Albion

Cathkin Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 6,000

11 March – Hermann Garrn (d. 1966), German international footballer.
23 July – Jimmy Gordon (d. 1954), Scotland international half-back in ten matches (1912–1920).
24 August – Leo Bosschart (d. 1951), Dutch international footballer.
6 December – Wilhelm Trautmann (d. 1969), German international footballer.

^ Lynch, Michael (ed.). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford University Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780199693054.
^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.