1908 in football (soccer)

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1908 throughout the world.

Contents 1 Events 2 Winners club national championship 3 International tournaments 4 Clubs founded 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Belgrano(*)
• Belgium : Racing CB
• England: Manchester United
  • FA Cup: Wolves
• Finland: Unitas Helsinki
• Germany: Viktoria Berlin (winners of a regional league play-off)(*)
• Hungary: MTK(*)
• Italy: Pro Vercelli(*)
• Netherlands : Quick Den Haag(*)

• Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1907-08 in Scottish football.
  • Scottish Division One – Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two – Raith Rovers
  • Scottish Cup – Celtic

• Sweden: IFK Gothenburg(*)
• Switzerland: FC Winterthur (winners of a play-off)(*)
• Uruguay: River Plate(*)
• Greece: F.C. Goudi Athens

(*)Amateur league

[edit] International tournaments

• Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (October 19 – 24, 1908)
  1. Great Britain
  2. Denmark
  3. Netherlands

[edit] Clubs founded

• September 26 – SK Brann (Norway)

[edit] Births

• June 4 – Alejandro Villanueva, Peruvian footballer (d. 1944)
• August 1 – William Ling, English football referee (d. 1984)

[edit] Deaths

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