1919 in association football

Events

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.

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Births

January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer
January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002)^[2]
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)^[3]
March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995)^[4]
April 5 – Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984)^[5]
April 21 – Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000)^[6]
May 10 – Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994)^[7]
June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997)^[8]
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)^[9]
August 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987)^[10]
December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983)
December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014)

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Deaths

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