The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
Events
- February 1 - Royal Arsenal move to Manor Ground, their first permanent stadium, playing their first match there, against Millwall Rovers.
- March 23 - A meeting of 12 clubs at Anderson's Hotel in London on the eve of the FA Cup Final, convened by Aston Villa's William McGregor, discusses the possibility of a national football league competition.
- April 17 - A further meeting at Manchester's Royal Hotel leads to the competition being named The Football League.
- September 8 - The first Football League matches are played, marking the 1st season in the Football League.
Clubs founded in 1888
- Barnet
- Celtic
- Dartford
- Sparta Rotterdam
- Walsall
Winners club national cup
Asia
Europe
Winners club national leagues
- No national leagues existed prior to 1888, when the English Football League was founded. The first champions, Preston North End, emerged in the spring of 1889.
International tournaments
- 1888 British Home Championship (February 4 – April 7, 1888)
- 1888 Football World Championship (May 19, 1888)
Births
- 11 March – Hermann Garrn (d. 1966), German international footballer.
- 23 July – Jimmy Gordon (d. 1954), Scotland international half-back in ten matches (1912–1920).
- 24 August – Leo Bosschart (d. 1951), Dutch international footballer.
- 6 December – Wilhelm Trautmann (d. 1969), German international footballer.
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