1886 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world.

Events

December 11 - Dial Square FC (later Arsenal) beat Eastern Wanderers 6-0, their first match.
December 25 - After a meeting in the Royal Oak pub, Woolwich, Dial Square rename themselves Royal Arsenal

Clubs founded in 1886

Dial Square F.C. (later to become Arsenal)
Bishop Auckland F.C. as Auckland Town FC
Glossop North End A.F.C.
Haverhill Rovers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Leytonstone F.C.
Argyle Football Club, later Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Upton Park F.C.
Worthing F.C.

Clachnacuddin F.C.
Motherwell FC

Linfield F.C.

Grasshopper Club Zürich (1 September)
Hong Kong FC

International tournaments

1886 British Home Championship (February 27 – April 10, 1886)

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Deaths

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