1879-80 in English football

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The 1879-1880 season was the ninth season of competitive football in England.

[edit] National team

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp England scorers
March 13, 1880 (First) Hampden Park, Glasgow (A) Flag of Scotland Scotland 4-5 F William Mosforth (The Wednesday) (8 mins), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (42 & 87 mins) & Francis Sparks (Clapham Rovers) (89 mins)
March 15, 1880 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) Flag of Wales Wales 3-2 F Francis Sparks (Clapham Rovers) (50 & 70 mins) & Thomas Brindle (Darwen) (55 mins)

* England score given first

Key

  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly

Note - TheFa.com[1] give different times for the England goals in the match against Wales.

[edit] Honours

Competition Winner
FA Cup Clapham Rovers

[edit] External links


Seasons in English football

1875-76 | 1876-77 | 1877-78 | 1878-79 | 1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 | 1882-83 | 1883-84

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