1896 in association football

Events

• March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff

  Clubs founded in 1896

• Basingstoke Town F.C.
• Bracknell Town F.C.
• CS Constantine
• Ciclista Lima
• Club Atlético Banfield
• Crawley Town F.C.
• Hannover 96
• FC Heilbronn
• FC Schaffhausen
• FC Winterthur
• FC Zürich
• Horwich RMI F.C.
• Olympia Leipzig
• Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
• Udinese Calcio
• Viborg FF
• Willem II Tilburg

  Clubs dissolved in 1896

• Royal Ordnance Factories

  National champions

• Argentina: Lomas Academy
• Belgium: FC Liégeois
• England: Aston Villa
• France: Club Français Paris
• Ireland: Distillery
• Scotland: Celtic
• Sweden: Örgryte IS

  International tournaments

• 1896 British Home Championship

  Births

• August 28 - Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer
• September 27 - Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer
• November 22 - George Reader, English football referee

  Deaths

• November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.