title: 1893 in association football
text: # 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.
  