1887 in association football
The following are the  events of 1887 in association football. Events

Clubs founded in 1887

La Plata GFC

Odense BK

Athlone Town

Barnsley
Blackpool
Cheltenham Town F.C. Lowesoft Town
Weston-super-Mare
Witton Albion
Wycombe Wanderers

Hamburger SV

Academica

Örgryte IS

Domestic cups

International tournaments 
 1887 British Home Championship (February 5 – March 19, 1887)

 1887 Football World Championship (April 9, 1887)

Births 
 30 April – Harold Fleming (d. 1955), England international forward in eleven matches (1909–1914), scoring nine goals. 7 November – Guus van Hecking Colenbrander (d. 1945), Netherlands international (1908). References 

 
Association football by year