1928 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1928 throughout the world.

Events

• February 10  - La Liga, a top class league of Spain, was official founded.
• 29 August – Honduran club C.D. Motagua was established.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Huracán
• Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
• Canada: Westminster Royals
• Denmark: B93
• England: Everton F.C.
• Greece: Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
• Iceland: KR
• Italy: Torino F.C.
• Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: Građanski Zagreb
• Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
• Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
• Poland: Wisła Kraków
• Scotland:
  • Division One

Rangers F.C.

• • Scottish Cup

Rangers F.C.^[1]

International tournaments

• 1928 British Home Championship (October 22, 1927  - March 31, 1928)

• Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 27  - June 13, 1928)
  1. • 1. • 1. • Baltic Cup 1928 in Estonia (July 25–27, 1928)

• 1924-28 Nordic Football Championship (June 15, 1924  - October 7, 1928) 1928: (June 7 - October 7, 1928)

(1928)

(1924-1928)

Births

• January 13  - Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2017)
• January 13  - William Martínez, Uruguayan international footballer (died 1997)
• January 25  - Cor van der Hart, Dutch international footballer (died 2006)
• February 23  - André Strappe, French international footballer (died 2006)
• February 29  - Gustau Biosca, Spanish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
• March 12  - Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (died 2016)
• March 19  - Åke Johansson, Swedish international footballer (died 2014)
• May 29  - Harald Hennum, Norwegian international footballer (died 1993)
• June 16  - Bobby Craig, English professional footballer (died 2016)^[2]
• July 1  - Karim Allawi Homaidi, Iraqi footballer
• July 11  - Marcos Calderón, Peruvian football coach (died 1987)
• July 22  - Jimmy Hill, English footballer and broadcaster (died 2015)
• July 25  - Jimmy Jones, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2014)
• August 14  - Gunnar Andersson, Swedish-born French club player (died 1969)
• September 9  - Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (died 2016)
• September 23  - Santiago Vernazza, Argentine footballer (died 2017)
• September 29  - Mihály Lantos, Hungarian international footballer and manager (died 1989)
• October 1: Eddie Grant, Scottish professional footballer (died 1979)
• October 8: Didi, Brazilian international footballer (died 2001)
• October 19  - Mustapha Zitouni, French-Algerian international footballer (died 2014)
• October 28  - Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (died 2014)
• October 30  - Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (died 2016)
• November 7  - Harry Hetherington, English professional footballer (died 1987)
• November 26  - Károly Sándor, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Bobby Craig . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 8 April 2024 . en.