1915 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1915 throughout the world.
Events
Several European leagues suspended play because of World War I.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Racing Club
- Austria: Wiener AC
- Cuba: Hispano América (La Habana)
- Denmark: B93
- England: Everton F.C.
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Genoa 1893
- Luxembourg: US Hollerich
- Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1914-15 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Division One â Celtic
- Scottish Division Two â Cowdenbeath
- Scottish Cup â No competition[1]
- Sweden: Djurgårdens IF
- Uruguay: Nacional
- Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
International tournaments
Births
- January 1 â Ray Eastwood, English retired professional footballer (died 1946)[2]
- January 23 â Lance Hall, English professional footballer (died 1985)[3]
- February 20 â Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian international footballer and coach manager (died 1984)
- February 23 â Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (died 2000)
- March 16 â Wilhelm Simetsreiter, German international footballer (died 2001)
- March 30 â Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (died 1977)
- April 11 â Alex Lockie, English professional footballer (died 1974)[4]
- May 7 â George Sadler, English footballer[5]
- July 16 â Ike Robinson, English professional footballer (died 1979)[6]
- September 15 â Helmut Schön, German international footballer and manager (died 1996)
Deaths
- November 11 - Robert Barker (footballer)