1873 in association football
- 1873 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1873 throughout the world.
Events
*March 8 – England beating Scotland 4–2 at Kennington Oval, London.
*March 13 – The Scottish Football Association was founded.
*March 29 – Second final FA Cup won by Wanderers, was beating 2–0 Oxford University in a game unusually played at 11.00 AM. ("see also: 1872-73 in English football")
*In the offside law it was decided that the offside position is determined when the ball is touched and played by a team-mate, and not when received.
Clubs founded in 1873
*Chippenham Town F.C.
*Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
*Halesowen Town F.C.
*Rangers F.C.
Winners club national championship
1873 FA Cup
Semi-Finals
Queen's Park vs Oxford University
*After playing Oxford University, Queen's Park scratched from the final because they could not afford to travel to London.
*Wanderers F.C. receive a bye
Final
Lillie Bridge 29 March 1874
Wanderers F.C. 2 - (Mackarness and Patton)
Oxford University F.C. 0
Capacity - 3,000
Births
*August 24 – Thomas Broadshaw, English footballer
* date unknown – Francis Becton, English footballer
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