1890 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1890 throughout the world.
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Events
- The first Scottish Football League competition is inaugurated.[1] The ten founder members are Abercorn, Cambuslang, Celtic, Cowlairs, Dumbarton, Hearts, Rangers, St Mirren, Third Lanark and Vale of Leven. An eleventh team Renton was also a founder member but was subsequently expelled for professionalism, the game being officially amateur at the time.
- Royal Arsenal move from the Manor Ground to the nearby Invicta Ground.
Clubs founded in 1890
Winners club national championship
- England: Preston North End
International tournaments
- 1890 British Home Championship (February 8 – April 5, 1890)
- Shared by England and Scotland
Births
- 11 April – Felix von Heijden (d. 1982), Netherlands international (1920).
- 20 August – Caesar ten Cate (d. 1972), Netherlands international (1912).
- 4 December – Alex Donaldson (d. 1972), Scotland international forward in six matches (1914–1922).
References
- Lynch, Michael (ed.). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford University Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780199693054.
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