1928 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1928 in association football

Years in association football

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1928 in sports

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1928 throughout the world.

## Events

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* February 10 – La Liga, a top class league of Spain, was official founded.[citation needed]
* 29 August – Honduran club C.D. Motagua was established.

## Winners club national championship

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* Argentina: Huracán
* Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
* Canada: Westminster Royals
* Denmark: B93
* England: Everton F.C.
* Greece: Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
* Iceland: KR
* Italy: Torino F.C.
* Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: Građanski Zagreb
* Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
* Poland: Wisła Kraków
* Scotland:
* Division One: Rangers F.C.
* Scottish Cup: Rangers F.C.[1]

## International tournaments

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* 1928 British Home Championship (October 22, 1927 – March 31, 1928)

Wales

* Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 27 – June 13, 1928)
1.  Uruguay
2.  Argentina
3.  Italy
* Baltic Cup 1928 in Estonia (July 25–27, 1928)

Latvia

* 1924-28 Nordic Football Championship (June 15, 1924 – October 7, 1928) 1928: (June 7 - October 7, 1928)

Denmark (1928)
Denmark (1924-1928)

## Births

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* January 13 – Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2017)
* January 13 – William Martínez, Uruguayan international footballer (died 1997)
* January 25 – Cor van der Hart, Dutch international footballer (died 2006)
* February 23 – André Strappe, French international footballer (died 2006)
* February 29 – Gustau Biosca, Spanish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
* March 12 – Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (died 2016)
* March 19 – Åke Johansson, Swedish international footballer (died 2014)
* May 29 – Harald Hennum, Norwegian international footballer (died 1993)
* June 16 – Bobby Craig, English professional footballer (died 2016)[2]
* July 1 – Karim Allawi Homaidi, Iraqi footballer
* July 11 – Marcos Calderón, Peruvian football coach (died 1987)
* July 22 – Jimmy Hill, English footballer and broadcaster (died 2015)
* July 25 – Jimmy Jones, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2014)
* August 14 – Gunnar Andersson, Swedish-born French club player (died 1969)
* September 9 – Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (died 2016)
* September 23 – Santiago Vernazza, Argentine footballer (died 2017)
* September 29 – Mihály Lantos, Hungarian international footballer and manager (died 1989)
* October 1: Eddie Grant, Scottish professional footballer (died 1979)
* October 8: Didi, Brazilian international footballer (died 2001)
* October 19 – Mustapha Zitouni, French-Algerian international footballer (died 2014)
* October 28 – Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (died 2014)
* October 30 – Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (died 2016)
* November 7 – Harry Hetherington, English professional footballer (died 1987)[3]
* November 26 – Károly Sándor, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 1928

Further information: Category:1928 deaths

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. ^ "Bobby Craig". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
3. ^ "Harry Hetherington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.

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