1898 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world.
Events[edit]
- January 1: Footballing arm of Belgian club K.A.A. Gent established.
- April 5: Portsmouth founded
- May 8: Genoa become the first ever Italian national champions
- May 12: French club Tourcoing FC founded (as US Tourcoing)
- December: French club Union Sportive Boulonnaise founded at Boulogne-sur-Mer.
- Italian Football Federation is founded
National champions[edit]
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International tournaments[edit]
- 1898 British Home Championship (February 19 – April 2, 1898)
Births[edit]
- January 7 – Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer (d. 1963)
- December 13 – Percy Goodison, English professional footballer (d. 1971)[2]
- Full date unknown
- Joe Hughes, Welsh professional footballer[3]
Deaths[edit]
- June 30 – Reg Birkett, English footballer
Clubs founded[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Brief Life History of Percy". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Joe Hughes". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 December 2023.