1884 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world.

Events

England

• Nantwich Town F.C.
• Derby County F.C.
• Leicester City F.C.
• Lincoln City F.C.
• Prescot Cables F.C.
• Tranmere Rovers F.C.
• Wakefield F.C.

Scotland

• Stenhousemuir F.C.

Domestic cups

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1883–84 FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	Queen's Park
Ireland	1883–84 Irish Cup	Distillery	Wellington Park
Scotland	1883–84 Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	Vale of Leven
Wales	1883–84 Welsh Cup	Oswestry White Stars	Druids

International tournaments

• 1883–84 British Home Championship (26 January – 29 March 1884)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	6
2	England	3	2	0	1	12	2	+10	4
3	Wales	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	2
4	Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Births

• 1 January – José Quirante (d. 1964), Spanish midfielder and coach associated with both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
• April – Billy Bradshaw (d. unknown), England international half-back in four matches (1910–1913).
• 3 May – Willie Reid (d. 1966), Scotland international forward in nine matches (1911–1914), scoring four goals.
• 31 May – Frank Bradshaw (d. 1962), England international forward in one match (1908), scoring three goals and so one of the five England players to score a hat-trick on his only international appearance.
• 6 June – Tim Williamson (d. 1943), England international goalkeeper in seven matches (1905–1913).
• 23 June – Val Harris (d. 1963), Ireland international in twenty matches (1906–1914); club career with Shelbourne and Everton.
• 18 July - Jan Košek (d. 1927), Bohemian international forward in 3 matches scoring 4 goals (1906–1908); club career mainly with Slavia Prague, scoring 819 goals in 302 games.
• 12 October – Jock Rutherford (d. 1963), England international forward in eleven matches (1904–1908), scoring three goals.
• 8 December – Wilf Low (d. 1933), Scotland international half-back in five matches (1911–1920).