1921 in association football

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
• 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games in China
• South American Championship 1921 in Argentina

  Births

• February 10 – Theodor Reimann, Slovak international footballer
• May 12 – Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer
• July 26 – Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager
• October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish international footballer

  Deaths