The following are events in 1876 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules.
Events Football Association of Wales is founded.
Clubs founded England Accrington (note – this is the original Accrington club, not Accrington Stanley) Leek Town Middlesbrough Port Vale Stafford Rangers Stourbridge
Scotland Falkirk Partick Thistle
Domestic cups NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitleLast honour England1875–76 FA CupWanderersFinalOld EtoniansKennington Oval3rd1872–73Replay Scotland1875–76 Scottish CupQueen's ParkFinal3rd Lanark RVHampden Park3rd1874–75Replay
Births 4 January – Harry Johnson (d. 1940), England international half-back in six matches (1900–1903). 20 January – Billy Williams (d. 1929), England international full-back in six matches (1897–1899). 13 April – Bob McColl (d. 1959), Scotland international forward in thirteen matches (1896–1908), scoring thirteen goals. 10 October – John Harker, English professional footballer (d. 1962) 7 November – Alex Smith (d. 1954), Scotland international forward in twenty matches (1898–1911), scoring six goals.
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