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1919 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1919 throughout the world.

Events

Due to the First World War several European leagues remain suspended.

  • Football League First Division expanded from 20 to 22 teams - Chelsea are saved from relegation while Arsenal are promoted despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division.
  • 15 January: Espérance Sportive de Tunis is founded in the capital Tunis, Tunisia. It's the first club formed in Tunisia.
  • October: Leeds City expelled from the English Football League.
  • 17 October: Leeds United are founded.

Winners club national championship

  • Argentina: Boca Juniors, Racing Club
  • Austria: Rapid Vienna
  • Belgium: no national championship
  • Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub
  • England: no national championship
  • France: no national championship
  • Germany: no national championship
  • Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
  • Iceland: KR
  • Italy: no national championship
  • Luxembourg: Sporting Club Luxembourg
  • Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
  • Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
  • Scotland:
  • Sweden: GAIS
  • Uruguay: Nacional
  • Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

International tournaments

  • 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 12–15, 1919)
- South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919)

Births

  • January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer
  • January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002)
  • January 18 – Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)
  • January 23 – Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996)
  • February 12 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (died 2005)
  • February 16 – John Finlay, English professional footballer (died 1985)
  • March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995)
  • April 5 – Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984)
  • April 21 – Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000)
  • May 10 – Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994)
  • June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997)
  • July 10 – Chale Silva, Colombian professional footballer (d. 2009)
  • July 13 – Jack Wheeler, American professional footballer (died 2009)
  • July 19 – Nordine Ben Ali, Algerian-French former association football player and manager (died 1996)
  • August 27 – Arthur Aldred, English footballer (died 2002)
  • August 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987)
  • December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983)
  • December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014)

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1919

Clubs founded

  • Leeds United F.C.
  • U.S. Salernitana 1919
  • Piacenza Calcio 1919
  • Valencia CF
  • Real Murcia
  • Elo Kuopio

References

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} Scottish FA".
  2. "Fred Crack". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG.
  3. "John Finlay". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG.
  4. {{Hugman. 12496. Frank McGinn
  5. {{Hugman. 8520
  6. {{Hugman. 1351. Gib Bellis
  7. "Vittorio Dagianti". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG.
  8. {{Hugman. 477. Stan Armitage
  9. {{Hugman. 157
  10. {{Hugman. 10727. Fred Keeble
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