1913 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1913 throughout the world.

Events

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

Argentina

Racing Club, Estudiantes LP

Austria

Belgium

Union Saint-Gilloise

Denmark

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

England

Sunderland F.C.

France

Cercle Athlétique de Paris

Germany

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam

Paraguay

Scotland

For fuller coverage, see 1912-13 in Scottish football.

Sweden

Uruguay

Greece

1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

International tournaments

1913 British Home Championship (January 18 - April 5, 1913)

Births

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)
September 25 - Josef Bican, Austrian and Czechoslovak international footballer and manager (died 2001)
October 4 - Egidio Turchi, Italian professional footballer (died 1954)^[2]

Full date unknown

Jimmy Clark, Scottish professional footballer^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
Web site: Egidio Turchi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 December 2023 . en.
Web site: Jimmy Clark . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 April 2024 . en.