Overview of the events of 1889 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1889 throughout the world.
Events
Clubs founded
America
Rosario Central
Asia
India Mohun Bagan [ 1]
Europe
England Bath City Brentford Crook Town Middlesbrough Ironopolis Sheffield United Torquay United Wimbledon Woking Northern Ireland Glenavon Larne Spain Recreativo Huelva
National Championship winners
Asia
Highland Light Infantry
Europe
England
Preston North End Preston North End
Ireland
Lisburn Distillery
Netherlands
VV Concordia
Scotland
Third Lanarkshire RV [ 6]
Wales
Bangor City
International tournaments
Europe
Winners: Scotland Runners-Up: England
Births
25 May – Jan van Dort (d. 1967), Netherlands international forward in five matches (1920).
25 June – Joe Smith (d. 1971), England international forward in five matches (1913–1920).
Undated
References
^ Mohun Bagan is the oldest association football club in India and the continent of Asia .^ Inaugural Durand Cup , formed by India's Foreign Secretary Mortimer Durand in Simla for British troops stationed in India . At this time it was the nation's national football competition and pre-dates any other football tournament in India.
^ First season of the English Football League.
^ First unofficial season of Dutch Championship.
^ This championship was considered as unofficial because teams had not played an equal number of matches.
^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA" . www.scottishfa.co.uk . Retrieved 17 December 2022 .^ Competition contested between February 28 and April 27, 1889.
^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007 . Burnley F.C.
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