1889 in association football

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

Events

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National Championship winners

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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.