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.

Clubs founded in 1891

• Djurgårdens IF
• Belfast Celtic F.C.
• C.A. Peñarol (as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club)
• Harpenden Town F.C.
• Panachaiki
• Redditch United F.C.
• Vale of Leithen F.C.
• Vejle Boldklub

National Championship Winners

Argentina

• Primera División Winners:^[1][2]

Saint Andrew's

Denmark

• Football Tournament Winners:^[3][4]

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

England

• Football League Winners:

Everton

• FA Cup Winners:

Blackburn Rovers

Ireland

• Football League Winners:^[5]

Linfield

• Irish Cup Winners:

Linfield

Netherlands

• Football League Winners:^[6]

HVV Den Haag

Scotland

• Football League Winners:^[7]

Dumbarton

• Scottish Cup Winners:

Heart of Midlothian

Wales

• Welsh Cup Winners:

Shrewsbury Town^[8]

International tournaments

• 1891 British Home Championship (March 28 – April 6, 1891)

 England

Births

• September 22: Charlie Buchan, English international footballer (died 1960)
• December 15: David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (died 1962)

Footnotes

1. ↑ First amateur season of the Argentine Primera División.
2. ↑ Championship not recognised by the Argentine Football Association, however, is recognised by FIFA.
3. ↑ Inaugural season of the Danish Football Tournament.
4. ↑ Although recognised by the Danish Football Association (DBU), winners of tournament not considered official Danish champions.
5. ↑ First season of the Irish Football League.
6. ↑ First official season of the Dutch Football League.
7. ↑ First season of the Scottish Football League.
8. ↑ Shrewsbury Town won the Welsh Cup despite being from England.