Cuba

 SC Hatüey

Soccer is a relatively minor sport in modern Cuba. The socialist republic, which has resisted in so many ways the malign influence of it's near neighbour the USA, has embraced American sports.
The first football club in Cuba was SC Hatüey, founded in 1907. The  Havana based club took their name from an indigenous chief who had resisted Spanish colonization. The name of the club is usually given with the Spanish prefix CD (Club Deportes) but as the contemporary banner shows, they used the Anglicized SC (sports club).
In 1909 Britons resident in Havana created the Rovers Athletic Club. The two clubs did not meet for a further 2 years. In the meantime however in February 1910 Hatüey played a match against a team of British sailors and won 8-0.
In December 1911 SC Hatüey  and Rovers AC met for the first official match  in the history of Cuban football. Hatüey were a Cuban club, whereas Rovers was composed of British expatriates. It was the first encounter in a 4 team league. Rovers won 1-0 thanks to a goal from founder Jack C. Orr. Some of the results are lost to posterity. Rovers AC, however, were the national champions in that inaugural season (1912). the other teams in the league were CD Hispano-América and  Euskeria SC.
The Cuban Football Association  was founded in 1924 and Cuba joined FIFA in 1929.

National champions:
 1912 Rovers AC 
 1913 SC Hatüey
 1914 Rovers AC
 1915 Hispano América 
 1916 La Habana FC 
 1917 Iberia 
 1918 Iberia 
 1919 Hispano América 
 1920 Hispano América 
 1921 Hispano América 
 1922 Iberia 
 1923 Iberia 
 1924 Olimpia 
 1925 Fortuna 
 1926 Real Iberia 
 1927 Juventud Asturiana 
 1928 Real Iberia 
 1929 Real Iberia 
 1930 Deportivo Español 
 1931 DC Gallego 
 1932 DC Gallego 
 1933 Juventud Asturiana 
 1934 Real Iberia 
 1935 Juventud Asturiana 
 1936 Juventud Asturiana 
 1937 DC Gallego

Internationals:
In 1930 a Cuba representative XI played Real Sociedad, losing 7-1. 

Cuba entered international football whern Havana hosted the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games.
16.03.30     Cuba    3-1  Jamaica

20.03.30     Cuba    7-0  Honduras 

23.03.30     Cuba    5-0  Honduras

30.03.30     Cuba    2-1  Costa Rica         

01.04.30     Cuba    5-2  El Salvador        
This sequence of results secured the gold medal for Cuba. 

Cuba entered the 1934 World Cup. They played a series of matches with Haiti for the right to face Mexico. The winners of the Mexico v Cuba series would play the USA for a place in the finals. 

28.01.34      Haiti    1-3  Cuba  

01.02.34      Haiti    1-1  Cuba      

04.02.34      Haiti    0-6  Cuba      

04.03.34     Mexico  3-2  Cuba 

11.03.34     Mexico  5-0  Cuba   

18.03.34     Mexico  4-1  Cuba 

Cuba's next batch of international fixtures came at  the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. On this occasion Cuba could only manage bronze, sharing 3rd place with  El Salvador.

24.03.35     El Salvador   4-1  Cuba (El Salvador)        

25.03.35     Cuba   3-0    Honduras (El Salvador)        

27.03.35     Cuba   2-1    Guatemala (El Salvador)        

30.03.35     Cuba   1-6    Mexico   (El Salvador)           

31.03.35     Cuba   1-2    Costa Rica (El Salvador) 

Excursão do Vasco da Gama a Europa em 1931

Vasco sail to Europe

In the northern hemisphere summer of 1931, Vasco da Gama became the first Rio club (and the second from 

Brazil) to travel to Europe. Under the management of former  Liverpool player Harry Welfare,  Vasco recruited the assistance of players from Botafogo (Nilo, Carvalho Leite and Benedito) and Fluminense (Fernando) for the 12 match tour of Portugal and Spain.

26.06.31	Barcelona	3	2	Vasco da Gama
28.06.31	Barcelona	1	2	Vasco da Gama
05.07.31	Celta	2	1	Vasco da Gama
07.07.31	Celta	1	7	Vasco da Gama
10.07.31	Benfica	0	5	Vasco da Gama
15.07.31	Lisbon Select	2	4	Vasco da Gama
19.07.31	Porto	1	3	Vasco da Gama
22.07.31	Varzim/ Boavista	2	9	Vasco da Gama
24.07.31	Ovarense	2	6	Vasco da Gama
26.07.31	Porto	2	1	Vasco da Gama
30.07.31	Vitória C Lisboa	1	1	Vasco da Gama
02.08.31	Sporting	1	4	Vasco da Gama

P	W	D	L	F	A
12	8	1	3	45	18

Squad:

Jaguaré, Valdemar, Brilhante, Nesi, Italia, Tinoco, Fausto, Mola, Bahianinho, Nilo, Carvalho Leite, Russinho, Mário Matos, Benedicto, Santana, Fernando, Rainha, Ghizone

Manager/coach: Harry Welfare.

Goals:
13	Russinho
8	Nilo
7	Carvalho Leite
3	Bahianinho, Mário Matos, Benedito ,Tinoco
2	Santana
1	Ghizone,  Fernando, og

Aside from Harry Welfare and Russinho there were a few other figures of note involved on the tour:

Jaguaré Bezerra de Vasconcelos 

Jaguaré was stevedore at the port of Rio. A typically eccentric goalkeeper, he delighted crowds but angered opponents and officials with his antics- throwing the ball at the heads of opponents, shouting 'chuta!' to strikers as they bore down on him, catching the ball acrobatically, and even using a bicycle kick to clear his lines. He was known as Dengoso or Araña Negra (The Black Spider). 

Jaguaré was offered a lucrative contract (and Spanish citizenship) by Barcelona. Jaguaré declined the offer and returned to Brazil, joining Corinthians. In 1935 however he set out for Italy with Fernando (see below). They decided to avoid Italy due to that country's invasion of Abyssinia, and Jaguaré joined Sporting Lisbon. In 1936 he joined Olympique Marseille, with whom he enjoyed success and cult status. 

Having returned to Brazil Jaguaré met a sad end. He died aged 41 after getting into a scrape with the cops (he hit his head).

Fernando Rubens Pasi Giudicelli

Fluminense's Fernando, who wore a sailor's cap on the pitch, played in the 1930 World Cup . After the tour he stayed in Europe, joining Torino. In Italy he was considered an oriundo. In 1933 Fernando returned to Rio and was actively involved in recruiting South American players to join European clubs. 
Fernando himself returned to Europe and played for Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus Zurich (1933-34),  Bordeaux (1934-35), Sporting Lisbon (1935), Real Madrid (1935) and Antibes (1935-37).

Fausto dos Santos 

Fausto  was another veteran of the 1930 World Cup who tried his luck in Europe. He also declined an offer from Barcelona, but later played with Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus Zurich (1933).  He was a halfback who delighted in the nickname Maravilha Negra.
Fausto died of Tubercerlosis aged 34.

When thinking of the lucrative professional contracts that these men were offered in Europe it is worth remembering that at the time football in Brazil was an amateur sport.

Louis Bookman

Louis Bookman was born in Lithuania, which at the time was a part of the Russian empire. His family name was Buckhalter and his father was a rabbi. In 1895, when Louis was 5, his family left Lithuania in order to escape anti semitism. (Between 1860 and 1914 20% of the population left the region).
The Buckhalters settled in Dublin and anglicized their name to Bookman. Louis first played football for Dublin Adelaide- a club based in the city's Jewish community.
Having begun his senior career with  Belfast Celtic in 1911 Bookman, who played as a winger, joined FA Cup holders Bradford City.
 It took Bookman a couple of seasons to establish himself, but he made 20 appearances in the 1913-14 season. His Ireland debut came in a 2-1 win over Wales on 19th January 1914. He won a further 3 international caps 7 years later.
Bookman joined West Bromwich Albion for the 1914-15 season, but when the war brought a halt to domestic football he returned to Ireland, playing for Shelbourne and Glentoran. 
The post war era saw Bookman in the lower leagues with Luton Town (3rd Division South, 1920-22) and Port Vale (Division 2, 1923-24). He finished his playing days back in Ireland with Shelbourne.
In English football Bookman made a total of 138 first team appearances, scoring 8 goals. 

Penarol vs Albion 1900

Peñarol did not officially adopt the name of the suburb in which they played until 1913-14, but it seems that the name was used as a shorthand for the The Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club long before that.
This poster advertises Peñarol vs Albion at Gran Parque Central, Montevideo on 29th July 1900. Admission free...
Why these two clubs should be contesting  la Gran Copa de Oro de la Liga Argentina is a mystery to me...or is my Spanish letting me down?
The two sides played each other in the first round of the Tie Cup  on  5.8.1900, Albion winning 1-0 after extra time at Deutscher's ground.1900 was also the first season of league football in Uruguay and CURCC were undefeated  (they played Albion on June 10th. I'm not sure of the date of the second meeting).
Albion and CURCC were the original big two in Uruguay football. Both founded in 1891 they met on 25 occasions between 1892 and 1899. Albion generally enjoyed the upper hand in these 19th century encounters.
Peñarol, of course, went on to be a continuing major force, whereas Albion dropped out of the top flight in 1908 and have been involved in minor leagues ever since.

The Football Association Amateur Cup, 1900s

Crook Town

1901
Crook Town of County Durham took the Cup north again. They drew 1-1 with  King's Lynn at Harwich & Parkeston's Dovercourt ground and won the replay at Ipswich, 3-0.

1902
Bishop Auckland reached the final once more, but on this occasion Surrey based Old Malvernians were too strong for them, winning the final at Headingley 5-1.

1903
Further success for the North East as Stockton overcame Oxford City 1-0 at Feetham's (Darlington) following a goalless draw at Reading.

Sheffield

1904
The 1904 FA Amateur Cup was won by Sheffield- the 'World's oldest football club'- who beat London side Ealing 3-1 at Bradford City's Valley Parade.

1905
West Hartlepool beat Clapton 3-2 at Sheperds Bush. The full title of the club was West Hartlepool Amateur Football & Athletic Company Limited. They went out of business just five years after this, their biggest achievement.

1906
Oxford City made a more productive visit to the North than they had in 1903. On this occasion they beat Bishop Auckland 3-0 at Stockton.


1907
Clapton won the first of  their 5 FA Amateur Cups- beating Stockton 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

1908
Stockton were again runners up, beaten 2-1 by Depot Battallion Royal Engineers at Feetham's.

1909
Clapton thrashed Teesiders Eston United 6-0 in the final at Ilford. In the Clapton team was Walter Tull.

1910
Another success for the military, as R.M.L.I (Gosport) beat  South Bank 2-1 at Bishop Auckland.

Chelsea's First Overseas Star...

Nils Middelboe of Kjøbenhavns Boldklub played 15 times for Denmark (1908-20), winning 2 Olympic silver medals (1908 & 12). He was twice on the winning side against England (amateurs), and played Great Britain in both Olympic finals. 
In 1913 Middelboe decided to move to Britain. He signed for Newcastle United as an amateur but transferred to Chelsea on the advice of Vivian Woodward, who told him he would have more opportunities to pursue his career in banking in the capital (though he was also a lawyer). 
He was made club captain on his arrival at Stamford Bridge and was Chelsea's first overseas signing.
The  halfback was with Chelsea from 1913 until 1922, playing 46 first team matches (not including wartime games), scoring 1 goal.
 There is a myth among writers on Chelsea history that Middelboe only played home games, but this is not the case, he featured in away matches in the north of England in every season that he played in the league. 

Dumbarton v Queen's Park - 03.02.83

The following illustration from The Pictorial World, March, 1883 shows Dumbarton v Queen's Park in a  Scottish Cup quarter final played at Boghead Park, Dumbarton on  03.02.83.

These were two giants of the early Scottish game.
Queen's Park's preeminence is well known. From 1874-1900 they won the Scottish Cup 10 times and were runners up twice. They were also runners up on 2 occasions in the FA Cup. Queen's Park eschewed league football. 
Dumbarton, on the other hand, enjoyed some success with the advent of the league. They were joint winners in the inaugural season (1890–91) and won it outright the following year. They won the Scottish Cup in 1883, and finished runners up on 5 further occasions (2 of which were defeats by Queen's Park).  

It's quite a genteel looking crowd in the foreground here at Boghead Park. There's a rather precarious looking stand arrangement on the far side of the ground . I love the casual attitude of the umpires.

In the background we can see the monolith which gives Dumbarton FC it's nickname, Sons of the Rock. 
 Richard Robinson describes the encounter:

The excitement and the rivalry of season 1880-81 and 1881-82 were carried into season 1882-83, as Dumbarton and Queen's Park were pitted against each other once more in a Scottish Cup tie, on this occasion in the sixth round. The tie had to be played at Dumbarton, too, which town, strange to say, the senior club had never visited before. The team was very doubtful what reception awaited it, and its anticipations on this head were doleful and pessimistic in the extreme, and not without reason, when it is remembered the hard battles the clubs had already fought on neutral grounds, and under peculiar circumstances. It is not an exaggeration to say it embarked on that short journey in fear and trembling, not so much as to the result of the game, as to the knowledge that the Dumbarton spectators might not share the feelings of friendly rivalry that really existed between the two clubs, and which confined itself to the field of battle. A fear dwelt in the hearts of the Queen's Park that a hostile reception was to be expected. The saloon carriage which carried the team on that eventful journey contained many timorous souls, prepared to face all eventualities, whether from an aggressive crowd or from a foe worthy of their steel. All these gloomy anticipations were doomed to be agreeably disappointed, as the reception given the Queen's Park team on stepping on to the field of play was decidedly friendly, not to say cordial, and equally so during the game itself. The players on both sides played in a fair yet determined manner, and gave an exhibition worthy of the high position both then held in the world of football. The game was played on 3rd February, 1883. After many attempts and many years of patient labour, Dumbarton attained here the object of their ambition, when they defeated Queen's Park by three goals to one, and won the cup for the first and last time, defeating Vale of Leven in the final by two goals to one, after a drawn game. In this match Queen's Park played three half-backs—Campbell, Watson, and Gow—and Dumbarton two—P. Miller and L. Keir. The new formation had its effect on Harrower, as he seemed at sea looking for his old partner. All the Dumbarton team played as they never played before, and were delighted at their great success. The teams were:—

Queen's Park—A. Rowan; W. Arnott and A. W. Holm; C. Campbell, A. Watson, and J. J. Gow; E. Fraser, W. Anderson, W. Harrower, D. S. Allan, and J. L. Kay.

Dumbarton—J. M'Aulay; M. Paton and J. Hutcheson; P. Miller and L. Keir; R. Brown (1), R. Brown (2), J. Lindsay, J. Miller, F. M'Arthur, and W. M'Kinnon.

History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917 Richard Robinson (1920). 

Robinson makes an interesting observation on formations here- Queen's Park played three half-backs- and his note that Harrower... seemed at sea looking for his old partner suggests that it was a centre forward withdrawn to centre half. So Queen's Park's extra man in midfield (a 2-3-5 pyramid), which aided their short passing approach, did not pay off because the centre forward hadn't adapted to working the chances alone?

All 11 of the Queen's Park players in this match were eventually capped by Scotland, as were 8 of the Dumbarton side. 

McAulay, the Dumbarton goalkeeper was also capped as an outfield player and had scored international goals!

There were 2 Robert Browns in the Dumbarton XI- one known as Plumber and the other as Sparrow; both went on to win international honours.

Andrianopoulos Brothers - Olympiacos C.F.P.

In the Greek port of Piraeus there was a great deal of activity amongst the local football clubs in the middle of the 1920s. Foundations, mergers and dissolutions abounded. Out of this in 1924  a club arose known as Olympiacos Omilos. The following year this club evolved into Olympiacos C.F.P (Olympiacos Syndesmos Filathlon Piraios-  Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus). 
The club enjoyed a great deal of popularity with a largely proletarian support and they won the regional championship in 1925, 1926 and 1927.

Instrumental in the foundation of Olympiacos was Yiannis (Ioanis) Andrianopoulos. Born in 1900 he had played in the Greek side that had  lost 9-0 to Sweden at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.  Yiannis was Olympiacos' first manager (as player coach from 1925-27) and was later president of the club (1929–1932).

Remarkably Yannis had four brothers who also played for Olympiacos and Greece:

Giorgios (b 1903), 5 caps 2 goals (1929-31)
Dinos (Ntinos) (b 1905)   6 caps 1 goal
Vasilis (b 1908) played for Olympiacos from 1929-33, 7 caps 2 goals (1929–31)
Leonidas (b 1911) played for Olympiacos from 1927–36, 11 caps 3 goals (1929–35). Leonidas captained Greece and represented them in the Balkan Cup.

When Greece played their first official international against Italy B on 07.04.29,  Vasilis (outside right), Dinos (inside right) and Giorgios (center forward) were in the team together, with Giorgios as captain.
In Greece's next match, away to Bulgaria on 30.06.29, Leonidas (outside left) joined his 3 brothers in the national team.
In addition to these 5 stars of Olympiacos and Greece there were 2 other brothers who played for minor clubs in Piraeus; Stelios (who died at the age of 22) and Aristides.

London 1900-15

Continuing our look at London based clubs...

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1900-01	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	7

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1900-01	Millwall Athletic	Div. 1.	4
	Tottenham Hotspur*	Div. 1.	5
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	8
	Brentford	Div.2	1
	Shepherd's Bush	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	5
	Southall	Div.2	9

* FA Cup winners

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1901-02	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	4

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1901-02	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	2
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall Athletic	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	12
	Brentford	Div. 1.	15
	Fulham	Div.2	1
	West Hampstead*	Div.2	5
	Shepherd's Bush	Div.2	6
	Southall	Div.2	7

*Left league

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1902-03	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	3

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1902-03	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall Athletic*	Div. 1.	7
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	9
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	16
	Fulham	Div.2	1
	Southall	Div.2	6

* Dropped the Athletic

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1903-04	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	2

Woolwich Arsenal were promoted to the First Division

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1903-04	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	2
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	5
	Millwall	Div. 1.	7
	Fulham	Div. 1.	11
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	12
	Brentford	Div. 1.	13
	Southall	Div.2.	10

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1904-05	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1904-05	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	5
	Fulham	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	11
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14
	Millwall	Div. 1.	15
	Clapton Orient*	Div.2.	8
	Southall**	Div.2.	10

* Joined Football League
**Left league

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1905-06	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	12
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	20

Woolwich Arsenal's position as London's sole Football League club came to an end when Clapton Orient came in from the Southern League and newly formed Chelsea were elected.

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1905-06	Fulham	Div. 1.	1
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	5
	Brentford	Div. 1.	9
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	11
	Millwall	Div. 1.	12
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	13
	Crystal Palace	Div.2.	1
	Leyton	Div.2.	2
	Southern United*	Div.2.	6

*Left league

The 1905–06 season was the first in the history of the Isthmian League. London based clubs in this amateur league were:  London Caledonians, Clapton , Casuals , Civil Service and Ealing Association.

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1906-07	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	7
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	17

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1906-07	Fulham*	Div. 1.	1
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	5
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	6
	Millwall	Div. 1.	7
	Brentford	Div. 1.	10
	Leyton	Div. 1.	14
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	18
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	19

* Joined Football League

Clapton won FA Amateur Cup 

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1907-08	Chelsea	Div.1	13
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	14
	Fulham	Div.2	4
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	14

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1907-08	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	1
	Millwall	Div. 1.	3
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	4
	Tottenham Hotspur*	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	16
	Leyton	Div. 1.	19

* Joined Football League

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1908-09	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	6
	Chelsea	Div.1	11
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.2	2
	Fulham	Div.2	10
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	15

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1908-09	Millwall	Div. 1.	11
	Leyton	Div. 1.	13
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	15
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	16
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	17
	Brentford	Div. 1.	21

Clapton

Clapton won FA Amateur Cup 

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1909-10	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	15
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	18
	Chelsea	Div.1	19
	Fulham	Div.2	7
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	16

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1909-10	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	3
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	9
	Leyton	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1910-11	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	15
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	10

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1910-11	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	4
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	5
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	6
	Leyton	Div. 1.	7
	Brentford	Div. 1.	12

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1911-12	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	12
	Chelsea	Div.2	2
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	8

Queens Park Rangers

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1911-12	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	1
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	7
	Millwall	Div. 1.	8
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	13
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1912-13	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	17
	Chelsea	Div.1	18
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	20
	Fulham	Div.2	9
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	14

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1912-13	West Ham United	Div. 1.	3
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	4
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	5
	Millwall	Div. 1.	6
	Brentford	Div. 1.	19

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1913-14	Chelsea	Div.1	8
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	17
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	6
	Fulham	Div.2	11

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1913-14	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	2
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	8
	Millwall	Div. 1.	15
	Brentford	Div.2.	3

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1914-15	Chelsea	Div.1	19
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	20
	The Arsenal	Div.2	5
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	9
	Fulham	Div.2	12

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1914-15	West Ham United*	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall	Div. 1.	8
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	12
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	15
	Brentford	Div.2.	7

* Joined the Football League in 1919-20