The following are the association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world.

Events

Clubs founded in 1884

England

Scotland

Domestic cups

Nation Tournament Winner Runner-up
England England 1883–84 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers Scotland Queen's Park
Ireland Ireland 1883–84 Irish Cup Distillery Wellington Park
Scotland Scotland 1883–84 Scottish Cup Queen's Park Vale of Leven[1]
Wales Wales 1883–84 Welsh Cup Oswestry White Stars Druids

International tournaments

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
2  England 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 4
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 2
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Births

  • 1 January – José Quirante (d. 1964), Spanish midfielder and coach associated with both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
  • April – Billy Bradshaw (d. unknown), England international half-back in four matches (1910–1913).
  • 3 May – Willie Reid (d. 1966), Scotland international forward in nine matches (1911–1914), scoring four goals.
  • 31 May – Frank Bradshaw (d. 1962), England international forward in one match (1908), scoring three goals and so one of the five England players to score a hat-trick on his only international appearance.
  • 6 June – Tim Williamson (d. 1943), England international goalkeeper in seven matches (1905–1913).
  • 23 June – Val Harris (d. 1963), Ireland international in twenty matches (1906–1914); club career with Shelbourne and Everton.
  • 18 July - Jan Košek[4] (d. 1927), Bohemian international forward in 3 matches scoring 4 goals (1906-1908); club career mainly with Slavia Prague, scoring 819 goals in 302 games.
  • 12 October – Jock Rutherford (d. 1963), England international forward in eleven matches (1904–1908), scoring three goals.
  • 8 December – Wilf Low (d. 1933), Scotland international half-back in five matches (1911–1920).

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "British Championships 1884". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jan Kosek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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