1906 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:1906
Dates:29 April – 7 October
Winners:Alumni (6th title)
Relegated:(none)
Matches:51
Total Goals:215
League Topscorer: Eliseo Brown (Alumni)
Percy Hooton (Quilmes)
Henry Lawrie (Lomas)
Carlos Whalley (Belgrano A.C.) (8 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:Reformer 11–0 Barracas A.C.
Biggest Away Win:Belgrano Extra 1–5 Alumni
Prevseason:1905
Nextseason:1907

The 1906 Argentine Primera División was the 15th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The 1906 championship was expanded to include 11 teams. The teams were split into two groups with each team playing the others in their group twice.[1] The two group winners played in a championship decider.[2]

The season began on April 29 and ended on October 7.[2] San Isidro, Argentino de Quilmes and San Martín A.C. (from the homonymous city) made their debuts in Primera. Belgrano A.C. also registered a "B" team (named "Belgrano Extra") to play the tournament. Alumni regaining the Argentine championship for the 6th time in seven seasons.[3]

Final tables

Championship final

Datewidth=80pxTeam 1 Res.width=80pxTeam 2 VenueCity
7 Oct bgcolor= #ccffcc AlumniEstadio C.A. Porteño Buenos Aires

Matchd details

GK José Buruca Laforia
DF Juan Domingo Brown
DF Jorge Brown
MF Andrés Mack
MF Carlos Buchanan
MF Patricio Barron Browne
FW Gottlob Eduardo Weiss
FW
FW
FW
FW Eliseo Brown
GK R. E. Green
DF R. Walker
DF Jack B. Campbell
MF O. Saint J. Gebbie
MF William Stirling
MF O. W. Pfeiffer
FW Roberto Cotman
FW Duncan H. Cotman
FW G. E. Evans
FW Arturo Jacobs
FW J. Henry Lawrie

Notes and References

  1. "Argentina: 1ra. División 1906" by José Carluccio, 22 Nov 2008
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg1906.html Argentina 1906 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi
  3. https://www.tycsports.com/al-angulo/historia-y-curiosidades-de-alumni-el-primer-gran-campeon-argentino-20200424.html Alumni, el primer gran campeón