1936 in association football explained

The following are the football events of the year 1936 throughout the world.

Events

Foundation of Beitar Jerusalem F.C.

Winners club national championship

- Scottish Cup

Rangers F.C.^[1]

Spain: Athletic Bilbao
Soviet Union: see 1936 in Soviet football

International tournaments

1936 British Home Championship (October 5, 1935 - April 4, 1936)

Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany (August 3 - 15 1936)

Births

January 6 - Anton Allemann, Swiss international footballer (died 2008)
January 9 - Ion Nunweiller, Romanian international footballer (died 2015)
January 16 - Tinus Bosselaar, Dutch footballer (died 2018)
January 29 - Brian Hodgson, English professional footballer (died 2018)^[2]
February 2 - Metin Oktay, Turkish international footballer (died 1991)
February 7 - Luis Santibañez, Chilean football manager (died 2008)
March 10 - Sepp Blatter, 8th President of FIFA
April 25 - Leonel Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (died 2022)
June 22 - Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer
July 2 - Eusebio Escobar, Colombian footballer
July 11 - John McTurk, Scottish former footballer
September 9 - Eddie Werge, English professional footballer (died 2007)^[3]
September 20 - Salvador Reyes Monteón, Mexican football player (died 2012)
October 1 - Ken Jones, English professional footballer (died 2018)
October 9 - Sverre Andersen, Norwegian international footballer (died 2016)
October 12 - Les Dodds, English retired professional footballer
November 5 - Uwe Seeler, German international footballer

Deaths

March 9 – Alexander Watson Hutton, Scottish sportsman, founder of the Argentine Football Association and Alumni Athletic Club. (82)

Notes and References

Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
Book: Lamming. Douglas. A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. 1985. Hutton. Beverley. 0-907033-34-2. 42.
Web site: Eddie Werge . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 18 December 2023 . en.