1882-83 in English football
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The 1882–1883 season was the 12th season of competitive football
in England
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* England score given first
Key
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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National team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
Comp | England scorers |
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| 3 February 1883 | Kennington Oval, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , (H) |
5–0 | F | Charles Bambridge Charles Bambridge Edward Charles Bambridge was an English footballer who made eighteen appearances as a left winger for England between 1879 and 1887, being appointed captain twice. He was one of three brothers who played for England.... (Swifts Swifts F.C. Swifts Football Club were a football team based in Slough, England.The club were founded c.1868 and played their home matches on a ground near The Dolphin public house, Slough... ) (43 mins), Clement Mitchell Clement Mitchell Clement Mitchell was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Kent.... (Upton Park Upton Park F.C. Upton Park Football Club were an amateur football club from Upton Park, London in the late 19th and early 20th century, now defunct. As well as being one of the fifteen teams that played in the inaugural FA Cup, they also represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics football tournament,... ) (16, 70 & 90 mins) & Arthur Cursham Arthur Cursham Arthur William Cursham was an English cricketer and footballer. He played football for England and for Notts County between 1876 and 1883. He played cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1879 and for Derbyshire from 1879 to 1880.-Early life:Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottingham the son of... (Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... ) (65 mins) |
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| 24 February 1883 | Aigburth Park, Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... (H) |
7–0 | F | Oliver Whateley Oliver Whateley Oliver Whateley was an English international footballer, who played as an inside forward.-Career:Born in Birmingham, Whateley played for Aston Villa, and earned two caps for England in 1883.... (Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... ) (15 & 47 mins), William Cobbold William Cobbold William Nevill Cobbold , familiarly known as "Nuts" Cobbold, was one of the leading footballers of the Victorian era and on several occasions a member of the England national football team... (Cambridge University) (17 & 19 mins), Arthur Dunn Arthur Dunn Arthur Tempest Blakiston Dunn was a noted amateur footballer who founded the English boarding school Ludgrove in 1892.-Football career:... (Cambridge University) (43 & 80 mins) & Francis Pawson Francis Pawson Francis William Pawson was an English footballer who earned two caps for the national team between 1883 and 1885, scoring one goal. Pawson played club football for Cambridge University. His grandson is the comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor.... (Cambridge University) (88 mins) |
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| 10 March 1883 | Bramall Lane Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... , Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... (H) |
2–3 | F | Clement Mitchell Clement Mitchell Clement Mitchell was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Kent.... (Upton Park Upton Park F.C. Upton Park Football Club were an amateur football club from Upton Park, London in the late 19th and early 20th century, now defunct. As well as being one of the fifteen teams that played in the inaugural FA Cup, they also represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics football tournament,... ) (24 mins) & William Cobbold William Cobbold William Nevill Cobbold , familiarly known as "Nuts" Cobbold, was one of the leading footballers of the Victorian era and on several occasions a member of the England national football team... (Cambridge University) (43 mins) |
Key
- H = Home match
- F = Friendly
Honours
| Competition | Winner |
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| FA Cup 1883 FA Cup Final The 1883 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Olympic and Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn Olympic won 2–1 after extra time. Jimmy Costley and Arthur Matthews scored for Blackburn; Harry Goodhart for Old Etonians.-Teams:-References:... |
Blackburn Olympic Blackburn Olympic F.C. Blackburn Olympic F.C. was an English association football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire in the late 19th century. Although the club was only in existence for just over a decade, it is significant in the history of football in England as the first club from the north of the country and the... (1) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition