1893 in association football
# 1893 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1893 throughout the world.

## Events

* July - Woolwich Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle United all admitted to the Football League
* September - Woolwich Arsenal return to the Manor Ground from their three-year stay at the Invicta Ground.

### England

* Gillingham F.C.
* Headington (now Oxford United)
* Royal Ordnance Factories
* West Auckland Town F.C.
* Whitby Town F.C.

### Germany

* VfB Stuttgart
* VfB Einheit zu Pankow
* 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig

### Italy

* Genoa C.F.C.

### Portugal

* FC Porto

### Scotland

* Dundee F.C.
* Elgin City F.C.
* Wick Academy F.C.

### Switzerland

* FC Basel

## National champions

### Argentina

* Primera División Winners:

    Lomas Athletic Club

### Denmark

* Football Tournament Winners:

    Akademisk Boldklub

### England

* First Division Winners:

    Sunderland
* FA Cup Winners:

    Wolverhampton Wanderers

### Ireland

* Football League Winners:

    Linfield
* Irish Cup Winners:

    Linfield

### Netherlands

* Football League Winners:

    Royal Haarlemsche

### Scotland

* First Division Winners:

    Celtic
* Scottish Cup Winners:

    Queen's Park

### Wales

* Welsh Cup Winners:

    Wrexham

## International tournaments

* 1893 British Home Championship (February 25 – April 8, 1893)
   * England

## Births

* 7 March: Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (died 1968)

## Footnotes

* ↑ Although recognised by the Danish Football Association (DBU), winners of tournament not considered official Danish champions.
* ↑ Unofficial championship because teams had not played an equal number of matches.
* ↑ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
