1903 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1903 throughout the world.

Events

• May 29 – Bradford City Association Football Club founded

Winners club national championship

• Hungary:
  • Hungarian National Championship I: Ferencvárosi TC, first-time champions
• Italy:
  • Italian Football Championship – Genoa C.F.C.
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Division One – Hibernian
  • Scottish Division Two – Airdrie
  • Scottish Cup – Rangers^[1]

International tournaments

• 1903 British Home Championship (February 14 – April 4, 1903)

Shared by  England,  Scotland &  Ireland

Births

• 10 January – Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer
• 10 April – Hugh Adcock, British footballer
• 8 May – Manuel Anatol, French footballer (died 1990)
• 22 June – George Brown, English footballer
• 28 June – André Maschinot, French footballer
• 8 July – Fred Hilton, English professional footballer^[2]
• 12 October – Hervé Marc, French footballer
• 11 November – Albert Barrett, British footballer
• 17 November – Tommy Lloyd, English professional footballer (died 1984)^[3]
• 18 November
  • Luigi Allemandi, Italian footballer
  • Raul Jorge, Portuguese footballer^[4]
• 21 November – John Bruton, British footballer
• 27 November – Wim Anderiesen, Dutch footballer (died 1944)

Deaths

Clubs founded

• Bradford City
• Hellas Verona

References