1911 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1911 throughout the world.

Events

• Hajduk Split is founded.
• Olimpija Ljubljana founded.
• Zamalek Sporting Club (Cairo) founded.
• Valur founded.
• Brescia Calcio founded.
• FK Austria Wien founded.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Alumni Athletic Club
• Belgium: Cercle Brugge
• England: Manchester United
• Germany: Viktoria 89 Berlin
• Hungary: Ferencváros
• Italy: Pro Vercelli
• Luxembourg: Sporting Club
• Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
• Paraguay: Club Nacional
• Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1910-11 in Scottish football.
• Scottish Division One – Rangers
• Scottish Division Two – Dumbarton
• Scottish Cup – Celtic
• Sweden: AIK
• Uruguay: C.U.R.C.C.
• Greece: Panellinios Podosfairikos Omilos Athens

International tournaments

• 1911 British Home Championship (28 January – 3 April 1911)

:

• Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy:
• # West Auckland
• # Juventus
• # Torino
• # FC Zürich

Births

• April 27 – Antonio Sastre, Argentine footballer (died 1987)
• May 14 – Leen Vente, Dutch footballer (died 1989)
• May 26 – Joaquim Serrano (died), Portuguese footballer
• July 9 – Svetislav Valjarević, Serbian Yugoslav international footballer (died 1996)
• August 10 – Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (died 2011)
• October 31 – Wally Annables, English former professional footballer (died 1979)
• November 3 – Kick Smit, Dutch footballer (died 1974)

Deaths

• December 20 – William McGregor, Scottish football administrator, former FA and Aston Villa F.C. chairman, regarded as the founder of The Football League. (65)

References