1915 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1915 throughout the world.

Events

Several European leagues suspended play because of World War I.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Racing Club
• Austria: Wiener AC
• Cuba: Hispano América (La Habana)
• Denmark: B93
• England: Everton F.C.
• Iceland: Fram
• Italy: Genoa 1893
• Luxembourg: US Hollerich
• Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
• Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
• Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1914-15 in Scottish football.
  • Scottish Division One – Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two – Cowdenbeath
  • Scottish Cup – No competition ^[1]
• Sweden: Djurgårdens IF
• 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

• 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games

China

Births

• January 1 – Ray Eastwood, English retired professional footballer (died 1946) ^[2]
• January 23 – Lance Hall, English professional footballer (died 1985) ^[3]
• February 20 – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian international footballer and coach manager (died 1984)
• February 23 – Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (died 2000)
• March 16 – Wilhelm Simetsreiter, German international footballer (died 2001)
• March 30 – Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (died 1977)
• April 11 – Alex Lockie, English professional footballer (died 1974) ^[4]
• May 7 – George Sadler, English footballer ^[5]
• July 16 – Ike Robinson, English professional footballer (died 1979) ^[6]
• September 15 – Helmut Schön, German international footballer and manager (died 1996)

Deaths

• November 11 - Robert Barker (footballer)

References

1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Ray Eastwood". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
3. "1915 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
4. "Alex Lockie". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
5. "1915 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
6. "Ike Robinson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 February 2024.