The following are the
association football events of the year 1879 throughout the world.
Events
Clubs founded in 1879
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Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken.
Tennis has been played since 1883. The club hosted, in 1921, on ...
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Doncaster Rovers
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Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
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Scarborough
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Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
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Sutton Coldfield Town
Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Sutton Coldfield. The club participates in the .
Despite being the largest team in a town with a population of over 105,000 people (more than that of the home ...
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Swindon Town
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Cliftonville
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Lisburn Distillery
Lisburn Distillery Football Club is a Northern Irish intermediate football club who are based in Ballyskeagh, County Down. A founder member of the Irish League, they currently play in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, the third tier of t ...
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Royal Haarlemsche
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Montrose
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FC St Gallen
Domestic cups
Births
* 10 January –
Bobby Walker (d. 1930), Scotland international forward in 29 matches (1900–1913), scoring eight goals.
* 7 May –
Ben Warren
Benjamin Warren (7 May 1879 – 15 January 1917) was an England international footballer who played as a half-back for Derby County and Chelsea.
Born in Newhall, Derbyshire, Warren began his playing career with Derby County, whose secretary-ma ...
(d. 1917), England international half-back in 22 matches (1906–1911), scoring two goals.
* 3 June –
Vivian Woodward
Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 – 31 January 1954) was an English footballer who enjoyed the peak of his career from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the First World War. He played for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.
He capta ...
(d. 1954), England international forward in 23 matches (1903–1911), scoring a record 29 goals.
* 21 September –
Peter McWilliam (d. 1951), Scotland international half-back in eight matches (1905–1911).
* 26 September –
Bob Crompton
Robert Crompton (26 September 1879 – 16 March 1941) was an English professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers. He also represented England on 41 occasions, captaining them 22 times.
Pl ...
(d. 1941), England international full-back in 41 matches (1902–1914); 528 games for
Blackburn Rovers (1896–1920).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1879 in association football
Association football by year