1896 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

Events

 * March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

Clubs founded in 1896

 * Basingstoke Town F.C.
 * Bracknell Town F.C.
 * CS Constantine
 * Ciclista Lima
 * Club Atlético Banfield
 * Crawley Town F.C.
 * Hannover 96
 * FC Heilbronn
 * FC Schaffhausen (June)
 * FC Winterthur
 * FC Zürich (August)
 * Horwich RMI F.C.
 * Olympia Leipzig
 * Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
 * Udinese Calcio
 * Viborg FF
 * Willem II Tilburg

Clubs dissolved in 1896

 * Royal Ordnance Factories

National champions

 * Argentina: Lomas Academy
 * Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners)
 * England: Aston Villa
 * France: Club Français Paris
 * Ireland: Distillery
 * Scotland: Scottish Cup, Hearts
 * Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners)

International tournaments

 * 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896)

Births

 * January 18 – Angelo Luzzani, Italian footballer (d. 1960)
 * April 16 – Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
 * August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971)
 * September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979)
 * November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)

Deaths

 * November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.