1889 in association football

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

Events

• The Danish Football Association is founded.

Clubs founded

America

Argentina

:Rosario Central

Asia

India

:Mohun Bagan

Europe

:Bath City

:Brentford

:Crook Town

:Middlesbrough Ironopolis

:Sheffield United

:Torquay United

:Wimbledon

:Woking

:Glenavon

:Larne

:Recreativo Huelva

National Championship winners

Asia

India

• Durand Cup Winners:

Highland Light Infantry

Europe

England

• Football League Winners:

Preston North End

• FA Cup Winners:

Preston North End

Ireland

• Irish Cup Winners:

Lisburn Distillery

Netherlands

• Football League Winners:

VV Concordia

Scotland

• Scottish Cup Winners:

Third Lanarkshire RV

Wales

• Welsh Cup Winners:

Bangor City

International tournaments

Europe

• British Home Championship

Winners:

Runners-Up:

Births

• 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

• Patrick Dougan, Scottish professional footballer, 1910s

References