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The Royal Engineers Association Football Club is an association football team representing the Corps of Royal Engineers, the 'Sappers', of the British Army and based in Chatham, Kent. In the 1870s, it was one of the strongest sides in English football, winning the FA Cup in 1875 and being Cup finalists in three of the first four seasons. The Engineers were pioneers of the combination game, where teammates passed the ball to each other rather than kicking ahead and charging after the ball. With the rise of professional teams, in 1888 the Engineers joined a newly formed Army Football Association.
The 1872–73 season was the second season of competitive football in England. The Football Association staged the second edition of the FA Cup, with Wanderers retaining the trophy by defeating Oxford University in the final. The first officially recognised international football match took place on 30 November 1872 when Scotland hosted England.
Robert Gardner was an important figure in Scottish football history. He was a match arranger, goalkeeper and team captain for Queen's Park during the 1860s until 1874. A letter of his, dated 1868, is the oldest surviving letter pertaining to association football. He was also the first goalkeeper to captain an international side.
The following are events in the 1840s decade which are relevant to the development of association football. All events happened in English football unless specified otherwise.
Reginald Courtenay Welch was a key player in the early years of association football. He played for the Wanderers in the FA Cup Finals of 1872 and 1873, and also played for England in the first ever international match. During his career he appeared both in goal and as a defender.
The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the sport's first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground in Partick, Glasgow. The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0-0 draw.
Charles John Chenery was a footballer who played for England in the first international match against Scotland. He also played cricket for Surrey and Northants.
George Hubert Hugh Heron was an English footballer who made five appearances as a forward for England in the 1870s and won three FA Cup winners' medals.
Frederick Stokes was the first captain of the England national rugby union team, who played for and captained the team in the first three rugby internationals, all between England and Scotland. He was also the youngest president of the Rugby Football Union.
The Marlborough Nomads was a 19th-century English rugby union club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union. They also supplied a number of players for the sport's early international fixtures.
Granville Football Club was a short-lived 19th-century football club based at Myrtle Park, in Crosshill, Glasgow.
Dawson Turner was a rugby union international who represented England from 1871 to 1875.
Sir Stephen Finney CIE was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1873.
James Body (1846–1929) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1873.
Robert Erskine Wade Copland-Crawford was a Scottish soldier and amateur sportsman.
Frederick Currey was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.
Harold Freeman was a rugby union international who represented England from the years 1872 to 1874.
Ernest Cheston was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1876.
William Fletcher (1851-1895) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875.
Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for Scotland against England in the first official international matches in 1872 and 1873, as well as three appearances in the earlier unofficial matches. He was a member of the Queen's Park and South Norwood clubs, and was prominent in the early history of Queen's Park.
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