1879 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1879 throughout the world.

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Events

Clubs founded in 1879

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Flag of England.svg  England
Doncaster Rovers
Fulham
Scarborough
Sunderland
Sutton Coldfield Town
Swindon Town
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Cliftonville
Lisburn Distillery
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Royal Haarlemsche
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Montrose [1]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
FC St Gallen

Domestic cups

NationTournamentWinnerRunner-up
Flag of England.svg England 1878–79 FA Cup Old Etonians Clapham Rovers
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1878–79 Scottish Cup Vale of Leven Rangers [2]
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales 1878–79 Welsh Cup Newtown White Stars Wrexham

Births

References

  1. Burgess, Charles D. (2017). Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet and the Bringing of Golf to America, Revised Edition. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN   978-1-47-662736-6.
  2. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN   978-1-47-660952-2.