1885–86 in English football

15th season of competitive football in England

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Football in EnglandSeason| 1885–86

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FA Cup| Blackburn Rovers
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The 1885–86 season was the 15th season of competitive football in England.

## National team

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England were joint winners of the 1886 British Home Championship with Scotland.

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score*  | Comp  | England scorers

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13 March 1886  | Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A)  |  Ireland | 6–1  | BHC  | Benjamin Spilsbury (Cambridge University) (4), Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) & Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End)
27 March 1886  | (Second) Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)  |  Scotland | 1–1  | BHC  | Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (35 mins)
29 March 1886  | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  |  Wales | 3–1  | BHC  | George Brann (Swifts), Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) & Andrew Amos (Old Carthusians)

* England score given first

Key

* A = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

Note – see Talk page re query on goalscorers against Wales.

## Events

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* Millwall Rovers was formed, and played their first match on 3 October 1885. After a couple of name changes and moves, the club would eventually become known as Millwall.

## Honours

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Competition  | Winner

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FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers (3)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## External links

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* Report on Ireland v England match on thefa.com
* Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com
* Report on Wales v England match on thefa.com
* Report on Scotland v England match

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Seasons in English football

1870s|

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1880s|

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1890s|

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1900s|

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1910s|

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1920s|

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1930s|

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1940s|

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1950s|

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1960s|

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1970s|

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1980s|

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1990s|

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2000s|

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2010s|

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2020s|

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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1885–86 in English football

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup
* Qualifying rounds
* Final

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons|

* Aston Villa
* Bolton Wanderers
* Eastville Rovers (Bristol Rovers)
* Luton Town
* Millwall Rovers
* Newton Heath LYR (Manchester United)
* St. Mary's Y.M.A. (Southampton)
* Stoke
* West Bromwich Albion

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