1921 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1921 throughout the world.

Events

• September – There is a split in Irish football following the political partition of Ireland. The leading Dublin clubs breakaway from the Belfast-based Irish Football Association over a perceived northern bias. See:FAI – Split from the IFA^[1]

Winners club national championship

• Argentina

Club Atlético Huracán, Racing Club

• Austria

Rapid Vienna

• Belgium

Daring CB

• Denmark

Akademisk Boldklub

• England

Burnley F.C.

• France

no national championship

• Germany

1. FC Nürnberg

• Hungary

MTK Hungária FC

• Iceland

Fram

• Italy

Pro Vercelli

• Luxembourg

Jeunesse Esch

• Netherlands

NAC Breda

• Paraguay

Club Guaraní

• Poland

Cracovia

• Scotland

For fuller coverage, see 1920–21 in Scottish football.

• • Scottish Division One – Rangers
  • Scottish Cup – Partick Thistle^[2]
• Sweden

IFK Eskilstuna

• Uruguay

Peñarol

• Greece

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

Founded clubs

• FK Željezničar

International tournaments

• 1921 British Home Championship (October 23, 1920 – April 9, 1921)

• 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 30-June 2, 1921)

China

• South American Championship 1921 in Argentina (October 2, 1921 – October 30, 1921)

Births

• February 10 – Theodor Reimann, Slovak international footballer (died 1982)
• February 25 – Alessandro Ferri, Italian professional footballer (died 2003)^[3]
• May 12 – Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (died 2017)
• May 23 – Wilf Chisholm, English professional footballer (died 1962)^[4]
• July 26 – Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (died 2013)
• August 1 – Percy Lovett, English footballer, goalkeeper (died 1982)
• October 6 – Des Broomfield, English footballer (died 2007)
• October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish international footballer (died 1995)
• November 11 – Ron Greenwood, English football manager (died 2006)

Undated:

• Arie Machnes, Israeli footballer (died 2008)

Clubs founded

• Deportivo Alavés

Notes and References

1. Web site: The history of the split that will see two Irish teams at #Euro2016 . www.irishexaminer.com . 14 January 2019 . 10 June 2016.
2. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Alessandro Ferri . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 6 June 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Wilf Chisholm . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 27 February 2024 . en.