1884 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1884 in association football

Years in association football

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* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887 →

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1884 in sports

* Air sports
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* Athletics
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* Badminton
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* Climbing
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* 1884
* 1884–85
* Cycling
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* Equestrianism
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* Field hockey
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* Golf
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* Handball
* Ice hockey
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* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
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* Orienteering
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* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1883–84
* 1884–85
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following are the association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world.

## Events

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### Clubs founded in 1884

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### England

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* Nantwich Town F.C.
* Derby County F.C.
* Leicester City F.C.
* Lincoln City F.C.
* Prescot Cables F.C.
* Tranmere Rovers F.C.
* Wakefield F.C.

### Scotland

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* Stenhousemuir F.C.

## Domestic cups

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Nation  | Tournament  | Winner  | Runner-up

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England | 1883–84 FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers |  Queen's Park
Ireland | 1883–84 Irish Cup | Distillery | Wellington Park
Scotland | 1883–84 Scottish Cup | Queen's Park | Vale of Leven[1]
Wales | 1883–84 Welsh Cup | Oswestry White Stars | Druids

## International tournaments

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* 1883–84 British Home Championship (26 January – 29 March 1884)

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1  |  Scotland (C) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 1  | +9  | 6
2  |  England | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 2  | +10  | 4
3  |  Wales | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 2
4  |  Ireland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 19  | −18  | 0

Source: [2][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

## Births

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* 1 January – José Quirante (d. 1964), Spanish midfielder and coach associated with both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
* April – Billy Bradshaw (d. unknown), England international half-back in four matches (1910–1913).
* 3 May – Willie Reid (d. 1966), Scotland international forward in nine matches (1911–1914), scoring four goals.
* 31 May – Frank Bradshaw (d. 1962), England international forward in one match (1908), scoring three goals and so one of the five England players to score a hat-trick on his only international appearance.
* 6 June – Tim Williamson (d. 1943), England international goalkeeper in seven matches (1905–1913).
* 23 June – Val Harris (d. 1963), Ireland international in twenty matches (1906–1914); club career with Shelbourne and Everton.
* 18 July - Jan Košek[4] (d. 1927), Bohemian international forward in 3 matches scoring 4 goals (1906–1908); club career mainly with Slavia Prague, scoring 819 goals in 302 games.
* 12 October – Jock Rutherford (d. 1963), England international forward in eleven matches (1904–1908), scoring three goals.
* 8 December – Wilf Low (d. 1933), Scotland international half-back in five matches (1911–1920).

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. ^ "British Championships 1884". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
4. ^ "Jan Kosek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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*[Pld]: Played
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points