The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1913 throughout the world.

Events

  • Maccabi Haifa is founded.
  • Vålerenga Fotball is founded.
  • Woolwich Arsenal move from the Manor Ground in Plumstead to the new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. The same year they are also relegated to the Football League Second Division.
  • Easington Colliery A.F.C. is founded.
  • Parma is founded on 16 December.
  • PSV Eindhoven is founded.
  • Valenciennes FC is founded.
  • A.S. Bisceglie is founded.

Winners club national championship

  • Argentina: Racing Club, Estudiantes LP
  • Austria: Rapid Vienna
  • Belgium: Union Saint-Gilloise
  • Denmark: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
  • England: Sunderland F.C.
  • France: Cercle Athlétique de Paris
  • Germany: VfB Leipzig
  • Hungary: Ferencváros
  • Iceland: Fram
  • Italy: Pro Vercelli
  • Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
  • Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
  • Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1912-13 in Scottish football.
    • Scottish Division One – Rangers
    • Scottish Division Two – Ayr United
    • Scottish Cup – Falkirk
  • Sweden: Örgryte IS
  • Uruguay: CA River Plate
  • Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

International tournaments

  • 1913 British Home Championship (January 18 – April 5, 1913)
 England

Births

  • June 20 – Arne Nyberg, Swedish international footballer (died 1970)
  • July 14 – René Llense, French international footballer (died 2014)
  • August 11 – Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 1983)
  • August 13 – Stan Risdon, English professional footballer (died 1979)
  • September 25 – Josef Bican, Austrian and Czechoslovak international footballer and manager (died 2001)
  • October 4 – Egidio Turchi, Italian professional footballer (died 1954)

Full date unknown

  • Jimmy Clark, Scottish professional footballer

Deaths

References


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