1891 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1891 throughout the world.

Events

• Royal Arsenal turn professional, renaming themselves Woolwich Arsenal in the process.

Denmark

• Vejle Boldklub

England

• Harpenden Town F.C.
• Redditch United F.C.

Greece

• Panachaiki

Northern Ireland

• Belfast Celtic F.C.

Scotland

• Vale of Leithen F.C.

Sweden

• Allmänna Idrottsklubben
• Djurgårdens IF

Uruguay

• C.A. Peñarol (as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club)

National Championship Winners

Argentina

• Primera División Winners: ^{[1] [2]}

Saint Andrew's

Denmark

• Football Tournament Winners: ^{[3] [4]}

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

England

• Football League Winners:

Everton

• FA Cup Winners:

Blackburn Rovers

Ireland

• Football League Winners: ^[5]

Linfield

• Irish Cup Winners:

Linfield

Netherlands

• Football League Winners: ^[6]

HVV Den Haag

Scotland

• Football League Winners: ^[7]

Dumbarton

• Scottish Cup Winners:

Heart of Midlothian ^[8]

Wales

• Welsh Cup Winners:

Shrewsbury Town ^[9]

International tournaments

• 1891 British Home Championship (28 March – 6 April 1891)

England

Births

• 5 January – James Boe (d. 1973), English professional footballer ^[10]
• 22 September – Charlie Buchan (d. 1960), England international forward in six matches (1913–1924), scoring four goals.
• 15 December – David Wijnveldt (d. 1962), Netherlands international (1912).

Footnotes

1. First amateur season of the Argentine Primera División.
2. Championship not recognised by the Argentine Football Association, however, is recognised by FIFA.
3. Inaugural season of the Danish Football Tournament.
4. Although recognised by the Danish Football Association (DBU), winners of tournament not considered official Danish champions.
5. First season of the Irish Football League.
6. First official season of the Dutch Football League.
7. First season of the Scottish Football League.
8. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
9. Shrewsbury Town won the Welsh Cup despite being from England.
10. "James Boe". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 April 2024.