1889 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1889 throughout the world.

Events

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Clubs founded

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America

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  Argentina
Rosario Central

Asia

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  India
Mohun Bagan[1]

Europe

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  England
Bath City
Brentford
Crook Town
Middlesbrough Ironopolis
Sheffield United
Torquay United
Wimbledon
Woking
  Northern Ireland
Glenavon
Larne
  Spain
Recreativo Huelva

National Championship winners

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Asia

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Highland Light Infantry

Europe

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England

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Preston North End
Preston North End

Ireland

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Lisburn Distillery

Netherlands

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VV Concordia

Scotland

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Third Lanarkshire RV[6]

Wales

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Bangor City

International tournaments

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Europe

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Winners:   Scotland
Runners-Up:   England

Births

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  • 25 May – Jan van Dort (d. 1967), Netherlands international forward in five matches (1920).
  • 25 June – Joe Smith (d. 1971), England international forward in five matches (1913–1920).

Undated

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References

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  1. ^ Mohun Bagan is the oldest association football club in India and the continent of Asia.
  2. ^ Inaugural Durand Cup, formed by India's Foreign Secretary Mortimer Durand in Simla for British troops stationed in India. At this time it was the nation's national football competition and pre-dates any other football tournament in India.
  3. ^ First season of the English Football League.
  4. ^ First unofficial season of Dutch Championship.
  5. ^ This championship was considered as unofficial because teams had not played an equal number of matches.
  6. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ Competition contested between February 28 and April 27, 1889.
  8. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley F.C.