1883 in association football

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
England	1882–83 FA Cup	Blackburn Olympic	Old Etonians
Ireland	1882–83 Irish Cup	Cliftonville	Ulster
Scotland	1882–83 Scottish Cup	Dumbarton	Vale of Leven^[1]
Wales	1882–83 Welsh Cup	Wrexham	Druids

Births

15 January – James Stewart (d. 1958), England international forward in three matches (1907–1911), scoring two goals.
25 February – Herbert Burgess (d. 1954), England international full-back in four matches (1904–1906).
29 July – Fred Pentland (d. 1962), England international forward in five matches (1909).
23 August – Jesse Pennington (d. 1970), England international full-back in 25 matches (1907–1920).
8 September – George Wilson (d. 1960), Scotland international forward in six matches (1904–1909).
21 September – Edwin Clare (d. 1944), English professional footballer^[2]
2 November – Evelyn Lintott (d. 1916), England international half-back in seven matches (1908–1909).
14 December – Dicky Bond (d. 1955), England international forward in eight matches (1905–1910), scoring two goals.
26 December – Alec McNair (d. 1951), Scotland international full-back in fifteen matches (1906–1920).

^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Edwin Clare". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 May 2024.