The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
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 (June) FC Winterthur FC Zürich (August) 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 League Champions
South America +NationTournamentWinnerRunner-upTitlePrevious title wonArgentinaPrimera DivisionLomas AcademyFlores1stNone
Europe +NationTournamentWinnerRunner-upTitlePrevious title wonBelgiumFirst DivisionFC Liégeois Antwerp1stNoneDenmarkFootball TournamentAkademiskKjøbenhavns Boldklub5th1895EnglandFirst DivisionAston VillaDerby County2nd1894FranceFrench ChampionshipClub FrançaisThe White Rovers1stNoneIrelandFootball LeagueDistilleryCliftonville1stNoneNetherlandsFootball LeagueHVV Den HaagRAP2nd1891ScotlandFirst DivisionCelticRangers3rd1894
Domestic Cups
Asia +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitleIndiaDurand CupSomerset Light Infantry6-1Black WatchAnnadale1st
Europe +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitlePrevious title wonEnglandFA CupThe Wednesday2-1WolverhamptonCrystal Palace1stNoneIrelandIrish CupDistillery3-1GlentoranSolitude6th1894ScotlandScottish CupHeart of Midlothian3-1HibernianNew Logie Green2nd1891WalesWelsh CupBangor3-1WrexhamCouncil Field2nd1889SwedenSvenska MästerskapetÖrgryte IS3-0IS Idrottens VännerSkånska Husarregementets fotbollsplan1stNone
International tournaments 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896)
Births January 18 – Angelo Luzzani, Italian footballer (d. 1960) April 16 – Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944) August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971) September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979) November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978)
Deaths November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match.
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