1881–82 in English football

Football in England

Season	1881–82
Men's football
FA Cup	Old Etonians
← 1880–81 1882–83 →

The 1881–82 season was the 11th season of competitive football in England.

England played Ireland for the first time. Their 13–0 victory is still the team's largest ever win.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	England scorers	Scotland/Wales scorers
18 February 1882	Bloomfield, Belfast (A)	Ireland	13–0[1]	F†	Howard Vaughton (Aston Villa) (5), Arthur Brown (Aston Villa) (4), James Brown (Blackburn Rovers) (2), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) & Henry Cursham (Notts County)
11 March 1882	Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	1–5[2][3]	F	Howard Vaughton (Aston Villa) (35 mins)	George Ker (2), R McPherson, William Harrower, John L Kay
13 March 1882	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	3–5[4]	F	Billy Mosforth (The Wednesday) (30 mins), Edward Hagarty Parry (Old Carthusians) (35 mins) & Henry Cursham (Notts County) (48 mins)	Alfred Jones (o.g.), William Pierce Owen (2), John R Morgan, John Vaughan

* England score given first

^† This match constituted Ireland's international debut

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• F = Friendly

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

• "Report on Ireland v England match on thefa.com". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.
• Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com^{[dead link]}
• "Report on Wales v England match on thefa.com". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.