1884 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]Clubs founded in 1884
[edit]England
[edit]- 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
[edit]Domestic cups
[edit]International tournaments
[edit]- 1883–84 British Home Championship (26 January – 29 March 1884)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "British Championships 1884". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Jan Kosek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 November 2023.