1886 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world.

Events

• December 11 - Dial Square FC (later Arsenal) beat Eastern Wanderers 6-0, their first match.
• December 25 - After a meeting in the Royal Oak pub, Woolwich, Dial Square rename themselves Royal Arsenal

Clubs founded in 1886

• Dial Square F.C. (later to become Arsenal)
• Bishop Auckland F.C. as Auckland Town FC
• Clachnacuddin F.C.
• Glossop North End A.F.C.
• Haverhill Rovers F.C.
• Hong Kong FC
• Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
• Leytonstone F.C.
• Linfield F.C.
• Plymouth Argyle F.C.
• Shrewsbury Town F.C.
• Worthing F.C.
• Motherwell FC
• Grasshopper-Club Zürich (1 September)

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

• 1886 British Home Championship (February 27 – April 10, 1886)

Shared by  Scotland &  England

Births

Deaths