1919 in association football

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:
  • Division One: Celtic F.C.
  • Scottish Cup: No competition ^[1]
• 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)

China

• South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919)

  Brazil

Births

• January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer
• January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002) ^[2]
• 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) ^[3]
• March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995) ^[4]
• June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997) ^[5]
• 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 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987) ^[6]
• December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983)
• December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014)

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1919

Further information: Category:1919 deaths

Clubs founded

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

References

1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. "Fred Crack". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. "John Finlay". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. "1919 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. "1919 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
6. "1919 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 February 2017.