1891 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1891 throughout the world.
Events
- Royal Arsenal turn professional, renaming themselves Woolwich Arsenal in the process.
Clubs founded in 1891
Denmark
England
Greece
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Sweden
Uruguay
National Championship Winners
Argentina
- Primera División Winners:[1][2]
Denmark
- Football Tournament Winners:[3][4]
England
- Football League Winners:
- FA Cup Winners:
Ireland
- Football League Winners:[5]
- Irish Cup Winners:
Netherlands
- Football League Winners:[6]
Scotland
- Football League Winners:[7]
- Scottish Cup Winners:
Wales
- Welsh Cup Winners:
International tournaments
- 1891 British Home Championship (28 March â 6 April 1891)
- England
Births
- 5 January â James Boe (d. 1973), English professional footballer[10]
- 22 September â Charlie Buchan (d. 1960), England international forward in six matches (1913â1924), scoring four goals.
- 15 December â David Wijnveldt (d. 1962), Netherlands international (1912).