1901 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1901 throughout the world.
Events
- April 7 â Foundation of Brazilian football club Clube Náutico Capibaribe.
- May 16 â Uruguay and Argentina both play their first ever international match, when they meet in Montevideo. Argentina wins the contest (2â3).
National champions
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International tournaments
- 1901 British Home Championship (February 23 â March 30, 1901)
Births
- January 21
- John Coshall, English footballer (died 1975)[2]
- Billy Powell, English professional footballer[3]
- Ricardo Zamora, Spanish international footballer
- May 24 â José Nasazzi, Uruguayan international footballer
- July 26 â Umberto Caligaris, Italian international footballer (died 1940)
- September 15 â Augusto Lopes, Portuguese footballer (died-unknown)[4]
- October 19 â Ike McGorian, English professional footballer[5]
- November 10 â James Oakley, English professional footballer (died 1972)[6]
- November 22 â José Leandro Andrade, Uruguayan international footballer