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The following are events in 1871 which are relevant to the development ofassociation football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as theSheffield Rules.

• 25 February –England andScotland play theirthird representative match at theKennington Oval. It ends as a 1–1 draw.
• 20 July – At a meeting in London,Charles William Alcock andThe Football Association lay down the creation of theFA Cup for the following season, which remains the oldest existing football tournament in the world.
• 11 November – The first round of FA Cup games is played. The competition's first goal is scored byJarvis Kenrick forClapham Rovers atWest Ham Park.^[1]
• 18 November – England defeat Scotland 2–1 in theirfourth representative match.

• Horsham
• Reading
• Southall
• Old Etonians
• Turton
• Uxbridge
• Burton Wanderers
• Henley Town Football Club

• 9 January –Davie Russell (d. 1952), Scotland international in six matches (1895–1901).
• 10 February –Jimmy Miller (d. 1907),Scotland international forward in three matches. scoring two goals; won a total of six domestic league titles playing forRangers andSunderland.^[2]
• 11 July –Alex Leake (d. 1938), England international half-back in five matches (1904–1905).
• 27 July –Alexander King (d. 1957),Scotland international in six matches (1896–1899).
• 12 September –John Campbell (d. 1947), Scotland international forward in twelve matches (1893–1903), scoring four goals; won a total of six league titles in twelve seasons from 1892–93 to 1903–04, playing forCeltic,Aston Villa andThird Lanark.
• 23 December –Jimmy Crabtree (d. 1908),England international defender in fourteen matches (1894–1902); won three league titles with Aston Villa.

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