1887 in association football

The following are the events of 1887 in association football.

Clubs founded in 1887

 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * La Plata GFC
 * Odense BK
 * 🇮🇪 ireland
 * Athlone Town
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * Barnsley
 * Blackpool
 * Cheltenham Town F.C.
 * Lowesoft Town
 * Weston-super-Mare
 * Witton Albion
 * Wycombe Wanderers
 * 🇩🇪 germany
 * Hamburger SV
 * Academica
 * 🇸🇪 sweden
 * Örgryte IS
 * 🇸🇪 sweden
 * Örgryte IS

International tournaments

 * 1887 British Home Championship (February 5 – March 19, 1887)
 * 1887 Football World Championship (April 9, 1887)

Births

 * 30 April – Harold Fleming (d. 1955), England international forward in eleven matches (1909–1914), scoring nine goals.
 * 7 November – Guus van Hecking Colenbrander (d. 1945), Netherlands international (1908).