1878 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1878 throughout the world.

Events

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Clubs founded in 1878

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England

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Scotland

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Domestic cups

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Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
  England 1877–78 FA Cup Wanderers Royal Engineers
  Scotland 1877–78 Scottish Cup Vale of Leven 3rd Lanark RV[2]
  Wales 1877–78 Welsh Cup Wrexham Druids

Births

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  • 1 February – James Suddick (d. 1967), English footballer[3]
  • 13 April – Frank Stubbs (d. 1944), English footballer[4]
  • 15 April – John May (d. 1933), Scotland international forward in five matches (1906–1909).
  • 16 April – Tip Foster (d. 1914), England international forward in five matches (1900–1902), scoring three goals; the only man to captain England at both football and cricket.
  • 12 June – Charles Thomson (d. 1936), Scotland international half-back in 21 matches (1904–1914), scoring four goals.
  • 8 July – Jimmy Quinn (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1905–1912), scoring seven goals.
  • 12 November – Tom Jackson (d. 1916), Scotland international player in six matches (1904–1907).
  • 5 December – Arthur Marbles (d. 1964), English footballer.
  • 26 December – Alex Raisbeck (d. 1949), Scotland international full-back in eight matches (1900–1907).
  • 29 December – Sammy Day (d. 1950), England international forward in three matches (1906), scoring two goals.
  • unknown – Sandy MacFarlane (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in five matches (1904–1911).

References

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  1. ^ Farnworth, Keith (1983). Wednesday!. Sheffield City Libraries. ISBN 0-900660-87-2.
  2. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "James Suddick". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Frank Stubbs". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 August 2024.