1896 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

Events

• March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

Clubs founded in 1896

• Basingstoke Town F.C.
• Bracknell Town F.C.
• CS Constantine
• Ciclista Lima
• Club Atlético Banfield
• Crawley Town F.C.
• FC Heilbronn
• FC Schaffhausen (June)
• FC Winterthur
• FC Zürich (August)
• Horwich RMI F.C.
• Olympia Leipzig
• Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
• Udinese Calcio
• Viborg FF
• Willem II Tilburg

Clubs dissolved in 1896

• Royal Ordnance Factories

National champions

• Argentina: Lomas Academy
• Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
• England: Aston Villa
• France: Club Français Paris
• Ireland: Distillery
• Scotland: Celtic
• Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)

International tournaments

• 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896)

 Scotland

Births

• August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
• September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
• November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)

Deaths

• November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.