1921 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1921 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- September - There is a split in Irish football following the political partition of Ireland. The leading Dublin clubs breakaway from the Belfast-based Irish Football Association over a perceived northern bias. See:FAI - Split from the IFA
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Club Atlético Huracán, Racing Club
- Austria: Rapid Vienna
- Belgium: Daring CB
- Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub
- England: Burnley F.C.
- France: no national championship
- Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg
- Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Pro Vercelli
- Luxembourg: Jeunesse d'Esch
- Netherlands: NAC Breda
- Paraguay: Club Guaraní
- Poland: Cracovia Krakow
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1920-21 in Scottish football.
- Sweden: IFK Eskilstuna
- Uruguay: Peñarol
- Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
[edit] Founded clubs
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- February 10 – Theodor Reimann, Slovak footballer (d. 1982)
- October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer (d. 1995)