1888 in association football
- 1888 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
Events
*February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers.
*March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
*April 17 - A further meeting at Manchester's Royal Hotel leads to the competition being named The Football League.
*September 8 - The first Football League matches are played.
Clubs founded in 1888
*Barnet
*Celtic
*Dartford
*Sparta Rotterdam
*Walsall
Winners club national championship
International tournaments
*1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)::fb|ENG
Births
*August 24 — Leo Bosschart, Dutch footballer (d. 1951)
Deaths
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