1890 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1890 throughout the world.
Events
- The first Scottish Football League competition is inaugurated.[1] The ten founder members are Abercorn, Cambuslang, Celtic, Cowlairs, Dumbarton, Hearts, Rangers, St Mirren, Third Lanark and Vale of Leven. An eleventh team Renton was also a founder member but was subsequently expelled for professionalism, the game being officially amateur at the time.
- Royal Arsenal move from the Manor Ground to the nearby Invicta Ground.
Clubs founded in 1890
Winners club national championship
- England: Preston North End
- Scotland: Queen's Park[2]
- Netherlands: Koninklijke HFC
International tournaments
- 1890 British Home Championship (February 8 â April 5, 1890)
- Shared by England and Scotland
Births
- 7 April - Paul Berth (d. 1969), Danish international (1911-1922).
- 11 April â Felix von Heijden (d. 1982), Netherlands international (1920).
- 20 August â Caesar ten Cate (d. 1972), Netherlands international (1912).
- 4 December â Alex Donaldson (d. 1972), Scotland international forward in six matches (1914â1922).