1886-87 IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL

The '1886-1887 season' was the 16th season of competitive football (soccer) in England.

Contents

Events

National team

Honours

External links

Events

★ Dial Square FC are founded by workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and play their first match on December 11. After several name changes and moves, the club will eventually become known as Arsenal.

National team

England finished second in the 1887 British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score ★	Comp	scorers
February 6 1887	Bramall Lane, Sheffield (H)		7-0	BHC	Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (2 & 87 mins), William Cobbold (Cambridge University) (25 & 49 mins) & Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (27, 43 & 52 mins)
February 26 1887	Kennington Oval, London (H)		4-0	BHC	William Cobbold (Cambridge University) (14mins), Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (55 & 80 mins) & Jack Powell (Own goal) (75 mins)
March 19 1887	Leamington Road, Blackburn (H)		2-3	BHC	Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (32 mins) & Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (69 mins)

★ England score given first
'Key'

★ H = Home match

★ BHC = British Home Championship

Honours

Competition	Winner
FA Cup	Aston Villa

External links

★ Details of Ireland game

★ Details of Wales game

★ Details of Scotland game