1886 in association football

Events

• December 11 - Dial Square FC 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

England

• Dial Square F.C.
• 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.

  Scotland

• Clachnacuddin F.C.
• Motherwell FC

  Northern Ireland

• Linfield F.C.

  Switzerland

• Grasshopper Club Zürich

  Hong Kong

• Hong Kong FC

  Domestic cups

International tournaments

• 1885–86 British Home Championship

  Births

• 1 January – Harold Halse, England international forward in one match, scoring two goals; the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.
• 16 February – Andy Ducat, England international half-back in six matches.
• 25 December – Jock Simpson, England international forward in eight matches.