• Source: 1888 in association football

      • 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.


      = Clubs founded in 1888

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      Barnet
      Celtic
      Dartford
      Sparta Rotterdam
      Walsall


      Winners club national cup




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      = Europe

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      Winners club national leagues


      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.


      International tournaments


      1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)

      1888 Football World Championship (May 19, 1888)


      Births


      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.


      References

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