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The following are events in 1874 which are relevant to the development ofassociation football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as theSheffield Rules.

• 7 March – Scotland defeat 2–1 England atHamilton Crescent in Glasgow before a crowd of 7,000.
• 14 March –Oxford University defeatRoyal Engineers 2–0 in thethird FA Cup Final. Played at theKennington Oval in south London, the attendance is 2,000.
• 21 March – The inauguralScottish Cup Final is played atHampden Park.Queen's Park defeatClydesdale 2–0 before a crowd of 3,000.^[1]

• Aston Villa
• Bolton Wanderers
• Macclesfield Town
• Northwich Victoria

• Greenock Morton
• Hamilton Academical
• Heart of Midlothian (Hearts)^[2]

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue
England	1873–74 FA Cup	Oxford University	2–0	Royal Engineers	Kennington Oval
Scotland	1873–74 Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	2–0	Clydesdale	Hampden Park[3]

• 20 April –Steve Bloomer (d. 1938),England international forward in 23 matches (1895–1907), scoring 28 goals.
• 25 April –Tom Booth (d. 1939), England international; over 100 appearances forBlackburn Rovers andEverton.
• 1 July –Dan Nurse (d. 1959), English footballer^[4]
• 28 August –Arthur Saxton, English professional footballer (d. 1911)^[5]
• 2 November –Thomas Baddeley (d. 1946), England international goalkeeper in five matches (1903–1904); over 300 appearances forWolverhampton Wanderers.
• 2 November –Herbert Banks (d. 1947), England international forward.
• 31 December –Walter Bennett (d. 1908), England international and two-timeFA Cup winner withSheffield United.

• 14 March –Alfred Goodwyn (b. 1850),England defender in the 1873 match againstScotland. Member of theRoyal Engineers team in the1872 FA Cup Final. The first international footballer to die (as a result of a riding injury in India).^{[citation needed]}

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