The following are the events of 1887 in association football.
Events Clubs founded in 1887
La Plata GFC
Odense BK
Athlone Town
Barnsley Blackpool Cheltenham Town F.C. Lowesoft Town Weston-super-Mare Witton Albion Wycombe Wanderers
Hamburger SV
Academica
Örgryte IS
Domestic cups
NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitle England1886–87 FA CupAston Villa2-0West Bromwich AlbionKennington Oval1st Ireland1886–87 Irish CupUlster3-1CliftonvilleBroadway Ground1st Scotland1886–87 Scottish CupHibernian2-1DumbartonCathkin Park1st Wales1886–87 Welsh CupChirk AAA2-1DavenhamNantwich Road1st
International tournaments 1887 British Home Championship (February 5 – March 19, 1887)
1887 Football World Championship (April 9, 1887)
Births 30 April – Harold Fleming (d. 1955), England international forward in eleven matches (1909–1914), scoring nine goals. 7 November – Guus van Hecking Colenbrander (d. 1945), Netherlands international (1908).
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