1881 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1881 throughout the world.

Events

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1880–81 FA Cup	Old Carthusians	Old Etonians
Ireland	1880–81 Irish Cup	Moyola Park	Cliftonville
Scotland	1880–81 Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	Dumbarton^[1]
Wales	1880–81 Welsh Cup	Druids	Newtown White Stars

9 February – Jimmy Hay (d. 1940), Scotland international half-back in eleven matches (1905–1914).
22 May – Colin Veitch (d. 1938), England international half-back in six matches (1906–1909).
3 July – Horace Bailey (d. 1960), England international goalkeeper in five matches (1908).
19 July – Stanley Harris (d. 1926), England international forward in six matches (1904–1906), scoring two goals.
22 August – Harry Makepeace (d. 1952), England international half-back in four matches (1906–1912); also a cricket international.
20 September – Alex Bennett (d. 1940), Scotland international forward in eleven matches (1904–1913).
26 September – Albert Lindsay, English professional footballer (d. 1961)^[2]

^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Albert Lindsay". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 May 2024.