1895 in football (soccer)
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The following are the association football events of the year 1895 throughout the world.
Clubs founded in 1895
- Camberley Town F.C.Camberley Town F.C.Camberley Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from the town of Camberley in Surrey. Founded in 1895 as St. Michael's, Camberley F.C., the club was renamed Camberley & Yorktown F.C. in 1901...
- Dundela F.C.Dundela F.C.Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,...
- FC St. Georg HamburgFC St. Georg HamburgFC St. Georg Hamburg is a German association football club playing in Hamburg. The club was established 3 June 1895 and shares a common origin with FC Hammonia Hamburg: both sides arose out of the students group Seminarvereinigung Frisch-Auf with St. Georg being formed first on the left bank of the...
- Pine Villa F.C. (Oldham Athletic A.F.C.Oldham Athletic A.F.C.Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
) - R. Daring Club MolenbeekR. Daring Club MolenbeekRoyal Daring Club Molenbeek was a football team from the city of Brussels, Belgium until 1973. It was created in 1895 as Daring Club de Bruxelles and was the second club to register to the Belgian Football Association , but it was admitted to the league only in 1903.-History:Until 1899, the team...
- Shelbourne F.C.Shelbourne F.C.Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
- Thames IronworksThames Ironworks F.C.Thames Ironworks Football Club, the club that later became West Ham United, was founded by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd owner Arnold Hills and foreman Dave Taylor in 1895. Thames Ironworks took over the tenancy of The Old Castle Swifts' Hermit Road ground in Canning Town until their...
(West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
) - Yeovil Town F.C.Yeovil Town F.C.Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
National champions
- Argentina: Lomas Athletic ClubLomas Athletic ClubLomas Athletic Club is a sports club from Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest clubs still in existence, Lomas is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union...
- England: SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
- France: Standard AC Meudon
- Ireland: LinfieldLinfield F.C.Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
- Scotland: HeartsHeart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
International tournaments
- 1895 British Home Championship1895 British Home ChampionshipThe 1895 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by England, who like second placed Wales, did not loose a game. Wales however failed to win one either, scoring three draws and so finishing behind England....
(March 9 – April 6, 1895)
Births
- 11 February – Maurice CottenetMaurice CottenetMaurice Cottenet was a French footballer. He was part of France national football team squad at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
, French footballer - 11 April – Jack BamberJack BamberJohn "Jack" Bamber was an English football player who played for Liverpool, Leicester City, Tranmere Rovers and Prescot Cables, as well as for the English national side.-References:*...
, British footballer - 23 May – Paul Baron, French footballer
- 19 August – Percival Barton, British footballer
- August 31 – Ben VerweijBen VerweijBernard Willem Jan Verweij was a football player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920...
, Dutch footballer (d. 1951) - 10 September – Jean BatmaleJean BatmaleJean Batmale was a professional French footballer. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
, French footballer - 10 November – Alferd Bower, French footballer
- November 13 – Jan de NatrisJan de NatrisJohannes Daniel de Natris was a football player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at both the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.In 1920, he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team...
, Dutch footballer (d. 1972)
- Antonio BrunaAntonio BrunaAntonio Bruna was an Italian professional football player.He played for 6 seasons for Juventus.He made his debut for the Italy national football team on May 13, 1920 in a game against Netherlands....
, Italian footballer - Édouard Baumann, French footballer
- Charles Geronimi, French footballer
- Félix Romano, Italian footballer, naturalized French citizen
- Raymond Wattine, French footballer
Deaths
- 23 February : Henry AllenHenry AllenHenry Allen or Henry Allan may refer to:* Henry Allen , Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winner* Henry Allen , Christian hymnwriter* Henry Allen , Mayor of Gloucester, England in 1873...
, British footballer