1883 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1883 throughout the world.

Clubs founded

England

Andover

Ashington

Belper Town

Buckingham Town

Bourne Town FC

Bognor Regis Town

Bristol Rovers

Coventry City

Darlington

Gloucester City

Stockport County

Thame United F.C.

Netherlands

FC Dordrecht

Domestic cups

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1882–83 FA Cup	Blackburn Olympic	Old Etonians
Ireland	1882–83 Irish Cup	Cliftonville	Ulster
Scotland	1882–83 Scottish Cup	Dumbarton	Vale of Leven [1]
Wales	1882–83 Welsh Cup	Wrexham	Druids

Births

• 15 January – James Stewart (d. 1958), England international forward in three matches (1907–1911), scoring two goals.
• 25 February – Herbert Burgess (d. 1954), England international full-back in four matches (1904–1906).
• 29 July – Fred Pentland (d. 1962), England international forward in five matches (1909).
• 23 August – Jesse Pennington (d. 1970), England international full-back in 25 matches (1907–1920).
• 8 September – George Wilson (d. 1960), Scotland international forward in six matches (1904–1909).
• 21 September – Edwin Clare (d. 1944), English professional footballer ^[2]
• 2 November – Evelyn Lintott (d. 1916), England international half-back in seven matches (1908–1909).
• 14 December – Dicky Bond (d. 1955), England international forward in eight matches (1905–1910), scoring two goals.
• 26 December – Alec McNair (d. 1951), Scotland international full-back in fifteen matches (1906–1920).

References

1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. "Edwin Clare". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 May 2024.