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1885–86 in English football

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15th season of competitive football in England
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Football in England
Season1885–86
Men's football
FA CupBlackburn Rovers
← 1884–85 England 1886–87 →

The 1885–86 season was the 15th season of competitive football in England.

National team

England were joint winners of the 1886 British Home Championship with Scotland.

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp England scorers
13 March 1886 Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 6–1 BHC Benjamin Spilsbury (Cambridge University) (4), Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) & Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End)
27 March 1886 (Second) Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)  Scotland 1–1 BHC Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (35 mins)
29 March 1886 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 3–1 BHC George Brann (Swifts), Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) & Andrew Amos (Old Carthusians)

* England score given first

Key

Note – see Talk page re query on goalscorers against Wales.

Events

  • Millwall Rovers was formed, and played their first match on 3 October 1885. After a couple of name changes and moves, the club would eventually become known as Millwall.

Honours

Competition Winner
FA Cup Blackburn Rovers (3)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.
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