The following are the
association football
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events of the year 1878 throughout the world.
Events
* October 14 - First ever
floodlit
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football match takes place at
Bramall Lane,
Sheffield
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between teams chosen by the Sheffield Association and local clubs.
Clubs founded in 1878
England
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Ashton United F.C.
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Burnham F.C.
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Everton F.C.
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Grimsby Town F.C.
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Ipswich Town F.C.
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Newton Heath L&YR F.C. (later to become Manchester United)
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Matlock Town F.C.
Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane.
History
The club was esta ...
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West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Scotland
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Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)
Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, was a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.
The club became defunct at the end of the Scottish Football League 2001 ...
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Arbroath F.C.
Domestic cups
Births
* 15 April –
John May (d. 1933), Scotland international forward in five matches (1906–1909).
* 16 April –
Tip Foster (d. 1914), England international forward in five matches (1900–1902), scoring three goals; the only man to captain England at both football and cricket.
* 12 June –
Charles Thomson
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(d. 1936), Scotland international half-back in 21 matches (1904–1914), scoring four goals.
* 8 July –
Jimmy Quinn (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1905–1912), scoring seven goals.
* 12 November –
Tom Jackson (d. 1916), Scotland international player in six matches (1904–1907).
* 5 December –
Arthur Marbles (d. 1964), English footballer.
* 26 December –
Alex Raisbeck
Alexander Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After playing junior football for Larkhall Thistle, he was signed by Hibernian where he made his professional debut at t ...
(d. 1949), Scotland international full-back in eight matches (1900–1907).
* 29 December –
Sammy Day (d. 1950), England international forward in three matches (1906), scoring two goals.
* unknown –
Sandy MacFarlane (d. 1945), Scotland international forward in five matches (1904–1911).
References
{{Association football chronology
Association football by year