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The following are events in 1876 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules.

• Football Association of Wales is founded.

• Accrington (note – this is the original Accrington club, not Accrington Stanley)
• Leek Town
• Middlesbrough
• Port Vale
• Stafford Rangers
• Stourbridge

• Falkirk
• Partick Thistle

Nation	Tournament	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Notes
England	1875–76 FA Cup	Wanderers	3–0	Old Etonians	Kennington Oval	(replay, following a 1–1 draw)
Scotland	1875–76 Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	2–0	3rd Lanark RV	Hampden Park	(replay, following a 1–1 draw)[1]

• 4 January – Harry Johnson (d. 1940), England international half-back in six matches (1900–1903).
• 20 January – Billy Williams (d. 1929), England international full-back in six matches (1897–1899).
• 13 April – Bob McColl (d. 1959), Scotland international forward in thirteen matches (1896–1908), scoring thirteen goals.
• 10 October – John Harker, English professional footballer (d. 1962)^[2]
• 7 November – Alex Smith (d. 1954), Scotland international forward in twenty matches (1898–1911), scoring six goals.