1897 in association football
{{Short description|none}}
{{Refimprove|date=December 2022}}
{{Year nav sports topic5|1897|association football|sports}}
The following are the association football events of the year 1897 throughout the world.
Events
=February=
- Jules Rimet founds Red Star Football Club in Paris.
National champions
- Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club
- Belgium: Racing Club Bruxelles
- England: Aston Villa
- France: Standard Athletic Club
- Ireland: Glentoran
- Scotland:
- Scottish Cup: Rangers{{cite web |title=Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/ |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=17 December 2022}}
- Sweden: Örgryte IS
Clubs founded in 1897
International tournaments
- 1897 British Home Championship (February 20 – April 3, 1897)
::{{Fb|SCO}}
Births
- March 13 – Jock Ditchburn, English professional footballer (died 1992){{cite web |title=Jock Ditchburn |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jock-ditchburn/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=en}}
- June 16 – Ber Groosjohan, Dutch footballer (died 1971)
- Full date unknown
- George Davies, English professional footballer (died 1956){{cite book|last1=Lamming|first1=Douglas|title=A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985|date=1985|publisher=Hutton|location=Beverley|isbn=0-907033-34-2|page=28}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Association football chronology}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1897 In Association Football}}