The following are the association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world. Events March 16 - England defeat Wales 9-1 at Cardiff Clubs founded in 1896 Basingstoke Town F.C. Bracknell Town F.C. CS Constantine Ciclista Lima Club Atlético Banfield Crawley Town F.C. Hannover 96 FC Heilbronn FC Schaffhausen (June) FC Winterthur FC Zürich (August) Horwich RMI F.C. Olympia Leipzig Skill F.C. de Bruxelles Udinese Calcio Viborg FF Willem II Tilburg Clubs dissolved in 1896 Royal Ordnance Factories National champions Argentina: Lomas Academy Belgium: FC Liégeois (first Coupe de Championnat winners) England: Aston Villa France: Club Français Paris Ireland: Distillery Scotland: Scottish Cup, Hearts Sweden: Örgryte IS (first Svenska Mästerskapet winners) International tournaments 1896 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 4, 1896) Births August 28 – Harry Dénis, Dutch footballer (d. 1971) September 27 – Jaap Bulder, Dutch footballer (d. 1979) November 22 – George Reader, English football referee (d. 1978) Deaths November 29 - Joe Powell, 26, Woolwich Arsenal captain, due to injuries sustained in a match. References Association football by year