1885 in association football

Overview of the events of 1885 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1885 throughout the world.

## Events

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During the summer of 1885, there was pressure put on the Football Association to accept professionalism in English football, culminating in a special meeting on 20 July, after which it was announced that it was "in the interests of Association Football, to legalise the employment of professional football players, but only under certain restrictions". Clubs were allowed to pay players provided that they had either been born or had lived for two years within a six-mile radius of the ground. There were also rules preventing professional players playing for more than one club in a season, without obtaining special permission, and all professional players had to be registered with the F.A.[1]

* 12 September: Arbroath F.C. beat Bon Accord F.C. (of Aberdeen) 36-0, a record which stands to this day. On the same day, Dundee Harp beat Aberdeen Rovers 35–0.

### Clubs founded in 1885

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### Denmark

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* Aalborg BK

### England

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* Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.
* Bury F.C.
* Chester City F.C.
* Hailsham Town F.C.
* Kingstonian F.C.
* Lewes F.C.
* Luton Town F.C.
* Millwall Rovers F.C.
* Southampton F.C.

### Scotland

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* Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
* St Johnstone F.C.

## Domestic cups

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Nation  | Tournament  | Winner  | Runner-up

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England | 1884–85 FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers |  Queen's Park
Ireland | 1884–85 Irish Cup | Distillery | Limavady
Scotland | 1884–85 Scottish Cup | Renton | Vale of Leven[2]
Wales | 1884–85 Welsh Cup | Druids | Oswestry White Stars

## International tournaments

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* 1884–85 British Home Championship (28 February – 11 April 1885)

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1  |  Scotland (C) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 4  | +13  | 5
2  |  England | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 4
3  |  Wales | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 11  | −1  | 3
4  |  Ireland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 20  | −16  | 0

Source: [3][4]
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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* 20 February – George Wall (d. 1962), England international forward in seven matches (1907–1913), scoring two goals.
* 21 April – Harry Hampton (d. 1963), England international forward in four matches (1913–1914), scoring two goals.
* 15 May – Jimmy Brownlie (d. 1973), Scotland international goalkeeper in sixteen matches (1909–1914).
* 9 July – Caius Welcker (d. 1939), Netherlands international forward in fifteen matches (c. 1908), scoring five goals.
* 10 August – George Hilsdon (d. 1941), England international forward in eight matches (1907–1909), scoring fourteen goals.
* 21 August – William Beadling (d. 1944), English professional footballer[5]
* 10 September – Albert Shepherd (d. 1929), England international forward in two matches (1906–1911), scoring two goals.
* 1 October – Bert Freeman (d. 1955), England international forward in five matches (1909–1912), scoring three goals.
* 20 November – George Holley (d. 1942), England international forward in ten matches (1909–1913), scoring eight goals.
* 21 November – Robert Evans (d. 1965), international forward for both Wales (ten matches; 1906–1910) and England (four matches; 1911–1912).

## References

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1. ^ Philips Gibbons (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. pp. 82–83\. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
2. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
3. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. ^ "British Championships 1885". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
5. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18\. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points