1909 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1909 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]- Goalkeepers begin to wear a different coloured shirt to the rest of the team.
- During the fall, a team composed of British players tour the United States.
- 19 December: Borussia Dortmund are founded.[1][2]
Winners club national championship
[edit]- Germany: Phönix Karlsruhe
- Greece: Peiraikos sindesmos Pireas
- Italy: S.G. Pro Vercelli
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1908-09 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Division One – Celtic
- Scottish Division Two – Abercorn
- Scottish Cup – After two drawn games between Celtic and Rangers and a riot the cup was withheld.
International tournaments
[edit]- 1909 British Home Championship (13 February – 3 April 1909)
Births
[edit]- 28 January – John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (died 1931)
- 28 March – Cyril Beach, English professional footballer (died 1980)[3]
- 26 September – Ştefan Dobay, Romanian international footballer (died 1994)
- 16 October – Franz Krumm, German international footballer (died 1943)
- 26 December – Tom Poskett, English professional footballer[4]
Deaths
[edit]Clubs founded
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The BVB History. Everything you need to know about Borussia Dortmund | 1909 | bvb.de". 2015-10-18. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Germany - BV Borussia 09 Dortmund - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Cyril Beach". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Tom Poskett". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 February 2024.