1906 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1906 throughout the world.

Events

2 March : Deportivo de La Coruña is founded.
1 July : Portuguese Club, Sporting CP is founded.
10 October : Spezia Calcio is founded.
3 December : Torino is founded.

Winners club national championship

Italy: A.C. Milan
Greece: Ethnikos G.S. Athens (First Greek Champion
Paraguay: Club Guaraní
England: Liverpool F.C.
Scotland

For fuller coverage, see 1905-06 in Scottish football.

- Scottish Division One - Celtic
- Scottish Division Two - Leith Athletic
- Scottish Cup - Hearts^[1]

International tournaments

1906 British Home Championship (27 February - 7 April 1906)

Shared by &

Births

5 January - Fonseca e Castro, Portuguese footballer^[2]
22 January - Harry Swaby, English professional footballer (died 1982)^[3]
7 March - Len Hargreaves, English professional footballer (died 1980)^[4]
1 May - Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian international footballer (died 1968)
30 July - Alexis Thépot, French international footballer (died 1989)
4 September - Alwyne Wilks, English professional footballer^[5]
8 October - Hans Stubb, German international footballer (died 1973)
14 December - Clifford Heap, English professional footballer (died 1984)^[6]

Clubs founded

Notes and References

Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6128 Fonseca e Castro
Web site: Harry Swaby . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 26 February 2024.
Web site: Len Hargreaves . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Alwyne Wilks . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 May 2024 . en.
Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. 2004.