1915 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1915 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]Several European leagues suspended play because of World War I.
Winners club national championship
[edit]- Argentina: Racing Club
- Austria: Wiener AC
- Cuba: Hispano América (La Habana)
- Denmark: B93
- England: Everton F.C.
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Genoa 1893
- Luxembourg: US Hollerich
- Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1914-15 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Division One – Celtic
- Scottish Division Two – Cowdenbeath
- Scottish Cup – No competition[1]
- Sweden: Djurgårdens IF
- Uruguay: Nacional
- Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
International tournaments
[edit]
China
Births
[edit]- January 1 – Ray Eastwood, English retired professional footballer (died 1946)[2]
- January 23 – Lance Hall, English professional footballer (died 1985)[3]
- February 20 – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian international footballer and coach manager (died 1984)
- February 23 – Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (died 2000)
- March 16 – Wilhelm Simetsreiter, German international footballer (died 2001)
- March 30 – Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (died 1977)
- April 11 – Alex Lockie, English professional footballer (died 1974)[4]
- May 7 – George Sadler, English footballer[5]
- July 16 – Ike Robinson, English professional footballer (died 1979)[6]
- September 15 – Helmut Schön, German international footballer and manager (died 1996)
Deaths
[edit]- November 11 - Robert Barker (footballer)
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Ray Eastwood". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "1915 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Alex Lockie". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "1915 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Ike Robinson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 February 2024.