1900 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1900 throughout the world.

Events

• 28 January: German Football Association founded in Leipzig.
• Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg, Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich is founded.
• Italy: S.S. Lazio is founded.
• Netherlands: NEC Nijmegen and Ajax Amsterdam is founded.
• Brazil: AA Ponte Preta and Sport Club Rio Grande are founded.

National champions

• Argentina: English High School
• Belgium: Racing Club de Bruxelles
• England: Aston Villa
• France: Le Havre
• Ireland: Belfast Celtic
• Italy: Genoa

• Netherlands: HVV Den Haag
• Scotland:
  • Division One

Rangers

• • Scottish Cup

Celtic^[1]

• Sweden: AIK
• Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich
• Uruguay: CURCC (first winners of Primera División Uruguaya)

International tournaments

• 1900 British Home Championship (3 February  - 7 April 1900)

• Olympic Games in Paris, France (20 - 28 October 1900)
  1. Great Britain

Births

• 30 March  - Santos Urdinarán, Uruguayan footballer
• 20 May  - Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
• 1 September  - Pedro Cea, Uruguayan footballer
• 26 October  - William Fall, English professional footballer (died 1965)^[2]
• 27 October  - Clarence Gregory, English professional footballer (died 1975)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: William Fall . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 April 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Clarence Gregory . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 May 2024 . en.