First official football match in Spain
| Event | Pioneering football in Spain | ||||||
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| Date | 8 March 1890 | ||||||
| Venue | Hipódromo de Tablada, Seville | ||||||
| Referee | Edward F. Johnston | ||||||
| Attendance | 120 | ||||||
The first official football match in Spain between two sides playing under the rules of the English FA was contested between the two oldest clubs in Spain, Recreativo de Huelva and Sevilla FC, on 8 March 1890, held at the Hipódromo de Tablada in Seville.
All the players were British, except for two Spanish players on each team, Huelva's Guillermo Duclós and Coto, and Sevilla's Mandy and Isaias White, the latter being the club's secretary and the one who wrote the letter inviting Huelva for a match. Sevilla FC became the first team to ever win an organized match in Spanish football history with its 2–0 victory, thanks to goals by Rickson and "Clown Yugles", a player so-called due to his appearance on the pitch in "night dress".