1909 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1909 throughout the world.

Events

 * Goalkeepers begin to wear a different coloured shirt to the rest of the team.


 * During the fall, a team composed of British players tour the United States.


 * 19 December: Borussia Dortmund are founded.

Winners club national championship

 * Germany: Phönix Karlsruhe
 * Greece: Peiraikos sindesmos Pireas
 * Italy: S.G. Pro Vercelli
 * Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1908-09 in Scottish football.
 * Scottish Division One – Celtic
 * Scottish Division Two – Abercorn
 * Scottish Cup – After two drawn games between Celtic and Rangers and a riot the cup was withheld.

International tournaments

 * 1909 British Home Championship (13 February – 3 April 1909)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england


 * Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy:
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 * FC Winterthur
 * 🇮🇹 Torino XI
 * 🇩🇪 Stuttgarter Sportfreunde

Births

 * 28 January – John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (died 1931)
 * 28 March – Cyril Beach, English professional footballer (died 1980)
 * 26 September – Ştefan Dobay, Romanian international footballer (died 1994)
 * 16 October – Franz Krumm, German international footballer (died 1943)
 * 26 December – Tom Poskett, English professional footballer

Clubs founded

 * Bologna FC 1909
 * Borussia Dortmund
 * Budapest Honvéd FC
 * SK Sturm Graz