1921 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1921 throughout the world.

Events

 * September – There is a split in Irish football following the political partition of Ireland. The leading Dublin clubs breakaway from the Belfast-based Irish Football Association over a perceived northern bias. See:FAI – Split from the IFA

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: Club Atlético Huracán, Racing Club
 * Austria: Rapid Vienna
 * Belgium: Daring CB
 * Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub
 * England: Burnley F.C.
 * France: no national championship
 * Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg
 * Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
 * Iceland: Fram
 * Italy: Pro Vercelli
 * Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
 * Netherlands: NAC Breda
 * Paraguay: Club Guaraní
 * Poland: Cracovia
 * Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1920–21 in Scottish football.
 * Scottish Division One – Rangers
 * Scottish Cup – Partick Thistle
 * Sweden: IFK Eskilstuna
 * Uruguay: Peñarol
 * Greece: 1913 to 1921 – no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.

Founded clubs

 * FK Željezničar

International tournaments

 * 1921 British Home Championship (October 23, 1920 – April 9, 1921)


 * 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 30-June 2, 1921)
 * China


 * South American Championship 1921 in Argentina (October 2, 1921 – October 30, 1921)
 * 🇦🇷 argentina

Births

 * February 10 – Theodor Reimann, Slovak international footballer (died 1982)
 * February 25 – Alessandro Ferri, Italian professional footballer (died 2003)
 * May 12 – Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (died 2017)
 * May 23 – Wilf Chisholm, English professional footballer (died 1962)
 * July 26 – Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (died 2013)
 * August 1 – Percy Lovett, English footballer, goalkeeper (died 1982)
 * October 6 – Des Broomfield, English footballer (died 2007)
 * October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish international footballer (died 1995)
 * November 11 – Ron Greenwood, English football manager (died 2006)
 * Undated:
 * Arie Machnes, Israeli footballer (died 2008)

Clubs founded

 * Deportivo Alavés