1898 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1898 in association football

Years in association football

* ← 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901 →

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1898 in sports

* Air sports
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* Badminton
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* Korfball
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* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
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* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1897–98
* 1898–99
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following are the association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world.

## Events

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* January 1: Footballing arm of Belgian club K.A.A. Gent established.
* April 5: Portsmouth founded
* May 8: Genoa become the first ever Italian national champions
* May 12: French club Tourcoing FC founded (as US Tourcoing)
* December: French club Union Sportive Boulonnaise founded at Boulogne-sur-Mer.
* Italian Football Federation is founded

## National champions

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* Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club
* Belgium: FC Liégeois
* England: Sheffield United
* France: Standard Athletic Club
* Ireland: Linfield

* Italy: Genoa (first Italian champions)
* Netherlands: RAP Amsterdam (first Eredivisie champions)
* Scotland:
* Divions One: Celtic
* Scottish Cup: Rangers[1]
* Sweden: Örgryte IS
* Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich (unofficial)

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## International tournaments

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* 1898 British Home Championship (February 19 – April 2, 1898)

England

## Births

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* January 7 – Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer (d. 1963)
* December 13 – Percy Goodison, English professional footballer (d. 1971)[2]
* Full date unknown
* Joe Hughes, Welsh professional footballer[3]

## Deaths

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* June 30 – Reg Birkett, English footballer

## Clubs founded

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* K.A.A. Gent
* Portsmouth FC
* BSC Young Boys
* SV Darmstadt 98
* Crosshaven AFC

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. ^ "Brief Life History of Percy". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. ^ "Joe Hughes". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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