1919 in association football

Due to the First World War several European leagues remain suspended. • Football League First Division expanded from 20 to 22 teams - Chelsea are saved from relegation while Arsenal are promoted despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division. • 15 January: Espérance Sportive de Tunis is founded in the capital Tunis, Tunisia. It's the first club formed in Tunisia. • October: Leeds City expelled from the English Football League. • 17 October: Leeds United are founded. ==Winners club national championship==

• Argentina: Boca Juniors, Racing Club • Austria: Rapid Vienna • Belgium: no national championship • Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub • England: no national championship • France: no national championship • Germany: no national championship • Hungary: MTK Hungária FC • Iceland: KR • Italy: no national championship • Luxembourg: Sporting Club Luxembourg • Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam • Paraguay: Cerro Porteño • Scotland: • Division One: Celtic F.C. • Scottish Cup: No competition • Sweden: GAIS • 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==

• 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 12–15, 1919) :: China • South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919) :: ==Births==

• January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer • January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002) • January 18 – Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984) • January 23 – Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996) • February 12 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (died 2005) • February 16 – John Finlay, English professional footballer (died 1985) • March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995) • April 5 – Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984) • April 21 – Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000) • May 10 – Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994) • June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997) • July 10 – Chale Silva, Colombian professional footballer (d. 2009) • July 13 – Jack Wheeler, American professional footballer (died 2009) • July 19 – Nordine Ben Ali, Algerian-French former association football player and manager (died 1996) • August 27 – Arthur Aldred, English footballer (died 2002) • August 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987) • December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983) • December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014) ==Deaths==

• Leeds United F.C. • U.S. Salernitana 1919 • Piacenza Calcio 1919 • Valencia CF • Real Murcia • Elo Kuopio == References ==