1884 in association football

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

England

 * Nantwich Town F.C.
 * Derby County F.C.
 * Leicester City F.C.
 * Lincoln City F.C.
 * Prescot Cables F.C.
 * Tranmere Rovers F.C.
 * Wakefield F.C.

Scotland

 * Stenhousemuir F.C.

International tournaments

 * 1883–84 British Home Championship (26 January – 29 March 1884)

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 (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).