1913 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1913 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]- Maccabi Haifa is founded.
- Vålerenga Fotball is founded.
- Woolwich Arsenal move from the Manor Ground in Plumstead to the new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. The same year they are also relegated to the Football League Second Division.
- Easington Colliery A.F.C. is founded.
- Parma is founded on 16 December.
- PSV Eindhoven is founded.
- Valenciennes FC is founded.
- A.S. Bisceglie is founded.
Winners club national championship
[edit]- Argentina: Racing Club, Estudiantes LP
- Austria: Rapid Vienna
- Belgium: Union Saint-Gilloise
- Denmark: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
- England: Sunderland F.C.
- France: Cercle Athlétique de Paris
- Germany: VfB Leipzig
- Hungary: Ferencváros
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Pro Vercelli
- Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1912-13 in Scottish football.
- Sweden: Örgryte IS
- Uruguay: CA River Plate
- Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
International tournaments
[edit]- 1913 British Home Championship (January 18 – April 5, 1913)
Births
[edit]- June 20 – Arne Nyberg, Swedish international footballer (died 1970)
- July 14 – René Llense, French international footballer (died 2014)
- August 11 – Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 1983)
- August 13 – Stan Risdon, English professional footballer (died 1979)[2]
- September 25 – Josef Bican, Austrian and Czechoslovak international footballer and manager (died 2001)
- October 4 – Egidio Turchi, Italian professional footballer (died 1954)[3]
Full date unknown
[edit]- Jimmy Clark, Scottish professional footballer[4]
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Stan Risdon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Egidio Turchi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Jimmy Clark". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.