The following are events in 1877 which are relevant to the development of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the
Sheffield Rules
The Sheffield Rules was a code of football devised and played in the English city of Sheffield between 1858 and 1877. The rules were initially created and revised by Sheffield Football Club, with responsibility for the laws passing to the Sh ...
, amalgamated into the
FA Rules in 1877.
Events
* The Sheffield Rules are amalgamated into the
FA Rules.
Clubs founded
England
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Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.[Clitheroe
Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...]
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Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
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Egham Town (originally known as Runnymede Rovers)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
Scotland
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Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
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St Mirren
Domestic cups
Births
* 25 February –
John Tait Robertson
John Tait Robertson (25 February 1877 – 24 January 1935) was a Scottish football player and manager who played mainly as a left half. He won 16 caps for his country, scoring three goals.
Having started his career at Morton, Robertson moved ...
(d. 1935), Scotland international half-back in sixteen matches (1898–1905).
* 27 April –
Andy Aitken (d. 1955), Scotland international half-back in fourteen matches (1901–1911).
* 13 May –
Robert Hamilton (d. 1948), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1899–1911), scoring fifteen goals.
* 15 September –
Peter McBride
Peter McBride (15 September 1877 – 3 January 1951) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Preston North End and the Scotland national football team.
McBride was born in Ayr, and played for Ayr F.C. until join ...
(d. 1951), Scotland international goalkeeper in six matches (1904–1909).
* 2 October –
John Campbell (d. 1919), Scotland international forward in four matches (1899–1901), scoring six goals.
* 4 October –
Jimmy Watson (d. unknown), Scotland international full-back in six matches (1903–1909).
* 22 November –
Herbert Smith (d. 1951), England international full-back in four matches (1905–1906).
References
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Association football by year