1914 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1914 throughout the world.

Events

• The only edition of the Vienna Cup, the first European cup competition, is won by the Glentoran of Northern Ireland.
• Woolwich Arsenal are renamed Arsenal.
• Palmeiras is founded as SS Palestra Italia.
• PFC Levski Sofia is founded on May 24.
• Portuguese Football Federation is founded, as Portuguese Football Union, on 31 March.
• Reggina Calcio is founded.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina

Racing Club, Estudiantiles Porteño

• Austria

Wiener AF

• Belgium

Daring CB

• Denmark

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

• England

Blackburn Rovers

• France

Olympique Lillois

• Germany

SpVgg Fürth

• Hungary

MTK Hungária FC

• Iceland

Fram

• Italy

Casale

• Netherlands

H.V.V.

• Paraguay

Olimpia

• Scotland

For fuller coverage, see 1913-14 in Scottish football.

• • Scottish Division One  - Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two  - Cowdenbeath
  • Scottish Cup  - Celtic^[1]
• Sweden

AIK

• United States

The oldest club trophy soccer competition in the Americas, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, is founded as National Challenge Cup and the Brooklyn Field Club (1898-1924) are the first champions.

• Uruguay

CA River Plate

• Greece

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

International tournaments

• 1914 British Home Championship (January 19, 1914  - April 4, 1914)

Births

• June 10  - Hans Klodt, German international footballer (died 1996)
• July 16  - August Lešnik, Croatian footballer (died 1992)
• July 18  - Oscar Heisserer, French international (died 2004)
• July 29  - Jock Smeaton, Scottish professional footballer (died 1984)^[2]
• August 26  - Atilio García, Argentine-Uruguayan footballer (died 1973)
• November 23  - Tom Storey, English professional footballer (died ?)
• December 18  - František Fadrhonc, Czech football manager (died 1981)

Deaths

• April 19 - Morton Betts, English footballer and cricketer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Jock Smeaton . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 5 July 2024 . en.