The following are the association football events of the year 1891 throughout the world.
Events
Royal Arsenal turn professional, renaming themselves Woolwich Arsenal in the process.
Clubs founded in 1891
Denmark
Vejle Boldklub
England
Harpenden Town F.C. Redditch United F.C.
Greece
Panachaiki
Northern Ireland
Belfast Celtic F.C.
Scotland
Vale of Leithen F.C.
Sweden
Allmänna Idrottsklubben
Djurgårdens IF
Uruguay
C.A. Peñarol (as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club)
National Championship Winners
Argentina
Primera División Winners: Saint Andrew's
Denmark
Football Tournament Winners: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
England
Football League Winners: Everton FA Cup Winners: Blackburn Rovers
Ireland
Football League Winners: Linfield Irish Cup Winners: Linfield
Netherlands
Football League Winners: HVV Den Haag
Scotland
Football League Winners: Dumbarton Scottish Cup Winners: Heart of Midlothian
Wales
Welsh Cup Winners: Shrewsbury Town
International tournaments
1891 British Home Championship (28 March – 6 April 1891) England
Births
22 September – Charlie Buchan (d. 1960), England international forward in six matches (1913–1924), scoring four goals. 15 December – David Wijnveldt (d. 1962), Netherlands international (1912).