1879–80 in English football

The 1879–1880 season was the ninth season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1879–80
Men's football
FA CupClapham Rovers
1878–79 1880–81

International matches

Date Venue Opponents Score* England scorers Scotland scorers
13 March 1880 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Scotland 4–5[1] Billy Mosforth (The Wednesday) (8 mins), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (42 & 87 mins) & Francis Sparks (Clapham Rovers) (89 mins) John L Kay, George Ker (3), John Baird[2]
Date Venue Opponents Score England scorers Wales scorers
15 March 1880 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Wales 3–2 Francis Sparks (Clapham Rovers) (50 & 70 mins) & Tom Brindle (Darwen) (55 mins) John Roberts, William Roberts[3]

* England score given first

Note – TheFa.com [4] gives different times for the England goals in the match against Wales.

Honours

Competition Winner
FA CupClapham Rovers (1)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

References

  1. Report on Scotland v England match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 June 2013
  2. Scotland v England, 13 March 1880. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013. Archived 2013-06-30.
  3. Wales v England, 15 March 1880. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013
  4. "England senior team archive". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.


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