1881 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1881 throughout the world.

List of years in association football

Events

Clubs founded in 1881

France

England

Scotland

Wales

Domestic cups
Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England 1880–81 FA Cup Old Carthusians Old Etonians
Ireland 1880–81 Irish Cup Moyola Park Cliftonville
Scotland 1880–81 Scottish Cup Queen's Park Dumbarton
Wales 1880–81 Welsh Cup Druids Newtown White Stars

Births
  • 9 February – Jimmy Hay (d. 1940), Scotland international half-back in eleven matches (1905–1914).
  • 22 May – Colin Veitch (d. 1938), England international half-back in six matches (1906–1909).
  • 3 July – Horace Bailey (d. 1960), England international goalkeeper in five matches (1908).
  • 19 July – Stanley Harris (d. 1926), England international forward in six matches (1904–1906), scoring two goals.
  • 22 August – Harry Makepeace (d. 1952), England international half-back in four matches (1906–1912); also a cricket international.
  • 20 September – Alex Bennett (d. 1940), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1904–1913).

References
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