1893 in Sports - Association Football

Association Football

Argentina

• 21 February — formation of the Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino or AFA)

England

• The Football League – Sunderland 48 points, Preston North End 37, Everton 36, Aston Villa 35, Bolton Wanderers 32, Burnley 30
• FA Cup final – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Everton at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester
• Ahead of the 1893–94 season, the Football League decides to expand the Second Division from 12 to 16 clubs but, with the unexpected demise of Accrington FC, they are left with 15.
• Notts County and Accrington FC have been relegated from the First Division and replaced by Darwen and Sheffield United, both promoted from the Second Division. Bootle FC is expelled from the league and, to make the Second Division up to 16 clubs, the league elects Liverpool, Middlesbrough Ironopolis (league membership 1893–94), Newcastle United, Rotherham Town (1893–96) and Woolwich Arsenal, the latter being the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. Unexpectedly, Accrington FC then withdraws from the Football League and the 1893–94 Second Division has to proceed with an uneven 15 clubs.
• Although the Football League is experiencing membership difficulties at this time, it has nevertheless succeeded in electing three of its most illustrious members: Liverpool, Newcastle United and Arsenal.

Portugal

• 28 September — foundation of FC Porto as Football Club do Porto

Scotland

• Scottish Football League – Celtic
• Scottish Cup final – Queen's Park 2–1 Celtic at Ibrox Park (replay after first match abandoned)
• Formation of the SFL Second Division ahead of the 1893–94 season. Abercorn and Clyde are relegated to the Second Division and replaced in the First Division by Dundee and St. Bernard's. The new members of the Second Division are Cowlairs (re–elected to the SFL), Hibernian, Greenock Morton, Motherwell, Northern FC, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and Thistle FC.