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The following are events in 1870 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules.

Contents

• Events
• Clubs founded
• England
• Scotland
• Births
• Footnotes
• References

Maidenhead Football Club was established in October 1870, with the club's first match played on 17 December 1870 against Windsor Home Park at Bond's Meadow. ^[1]

Events

• 5 March – a representative match between teams called England and Scotland is played at Kennington Oval and results in a 1–1 draw. ^[a]
• 19 November – a second representative match between the two teams results in a 1-0 victory to England. ^[a]
• Various dates – match reports from London and Sheffield mention goalkeepers and, in tactical terms, the passage from a "dribbling game" to a "passing game".^{[ citation needed ]} Royal Engineers are noted as early practitioners of the passing game.

Clubs founded

Births

• 25 January – Fred Spiksley (d. 1948), England international forward in seven matches, scoring seven goals (1893–1898).
• 13 April – Jock Drummond (d. 1935), Scotland international defender in 14 matches (1892–1903) and captain in four; won five Scottish Cups and four league titles with Rangers.
• 22 April – Jack Robinson (d. 1931), England international goalkeeper in eleven matches (1897–1901).
• 9 September – Tom Waddell (d. unknown), Scotland international in six matches (1891–1895).
• 12 September – Alf Milward (d. 1941), England international forward in four matches, scoring three goals (1891–1897).
• 3 October – Alex Fotheringham (d. -), Scottish professional footballer ^[4]
• 16 October – Sandy McMahon (d. 1916), Scotland international forward in six matches, scoring four goals (1892–1902); won four league titles with Celtic from 1893 to 1898.
• unknown date – James Gillespie (d. unknown), Scotland international forward in one match (1898), scoring a hat-trick; won the English league title with Sunderland in 1893 and 1895.

Footnotes

References