1896 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
Events
Clubs founded in 1896
Clubs dissolved in 1896
National champions
- Argentina: Lomas Academy
- Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
- England: Aston Villa
- France: Club Français Paris
- Ireland: Distillery
- Scotland: Celtic
- Sweden: Ãrgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)
International tournaments
- 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 â April 4, 1896)
Births
- January 18 â Angelo Luzzani, Italian footballer (d. 1960)
- April 16 â Ãrpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
- August 28 â Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
- September 27 â Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
- November 22 â George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)
Deaths
- November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.[2]