1891 in association football

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.

Denmark

 * Vejle Boldklub

England

 * Harpenden Town F.C.
 * Redditch United F.C.

Greece

 * Panachaiki

Northern Ireland

 * Belfast Celtic F.C.

Scotland

 * Vale of Leithen F.C.

Sweden

 * Allmänna Idrottsklubben
 * Djurgårdens IF

Uruguay

 * C.A. Peñarol (as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club)

Argentina

 * Primera División Winners:
 * Saint Andrew's

Denmark

 * Football Tournament Winners:
 * Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

England

 * Football League Winners:
 * Everton


 * FA Cup Winners:
 * Blackburn Rovers

Ireland

 * Football League Winners:
 * Linfield


 * Irish Cup Winners:
 * Linfield

Netherlands

 * Football League Winners:
 * HVV Den Haag

Scotland

 * Football League Winners:
 * Dumbarton


 * Scottish Cup Winners:
 * Heart of Midlothian

Wales

 * Welsh Cup Winners:
 * Shrewsbury Town

International tournaments

 * 1891 British Home Championship (28 March – 6 April 1891)
 * England

Births

 * 5 January – James Boe (d. 1973), English professional footballer
 * 11 July – Joe Arthur (d. 1975), English professional footballer
 * 22 September – Charlie Buchan (d. 1960), England international forward in six matches (1913–1924), scoring four goals.
 * 15 December – David Wijnveldt (d. 1962), Netherlands international (1912).