1919 in association football

none December 2022 1919 association football sports 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 competitionScottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/ www.scottishfa.co.uk 17 December 2022 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) Republic of China (1912–1949) 1912 China South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919) BRA Births January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002)Fred Crack https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe723455/fred-crack/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 26 January 2024 en 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)John Finlay https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe722906/john-finlay/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 8 April 2024 en March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995)12496 Frank McGinn 23 May 2018 April 5 – Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984)8520 26 June 2019 April 21 – Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000)1351 Gib Bellis 26 September 2018 May 10 – Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994)Vittorio Dagianti https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe101627/vittorio-dagianti/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 June 2024 en June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997)477 Stan Armitage 19 August 2017 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)157 26 May 2018 August 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987)10727 Fred Keeble 26 February 2017 December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983) December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014) Deaths Deaths in 1919 Category:1919 deaths Clubs founded Leeds United F.C. U.S. Salernitana 1919 Piacenza Calcio 1919 Valencia CF Real Murcia Elo Kuopio References Category:Association football by year