30.9.14

Fussball Ohne Aufnehmen Des Balles (Assoziation-Fussball)



First published in 1909, this 90 page booklet was volume 18 in a series on sports and games. The title rather charmingly translates as Football Without Picking Up The Ball. Author Johannes Scharfe was a pioneer of football in Silesia , secretary of VfB Leipzig and director of the Leipzig Football Association. Herr Scharfe was also a referee. 
The cover photograph appears to show Slavia Prague in action. 


29.9.14

Gandhi

 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi became involved in Civil Rights and anti racism in South Africa he recognized the populist force of football. In 1913 he organized football  in Natal for the Indian community. In this photograph Gandhi is circled. 

27.9.14

FC St. Gallen




St Gallen FC, founded in April 1879,  claims to be the oldest club in continental Europe. The club was founded by young businessmen who had been exposed to football when they studied with English students. 
Although the members played almost daily, the early years saw only casual football and an idiosyncratic set of hybrid rules. It was in 1892 that St Gallen's first documented fixture took place- a visit from Grasshopper Club Zürich, who protested that the goals used in St Gallen were far smaller than the regulation size. The return match in Zurich saw Grasshopper win 6-0 (they had won 1-0 with the mini goals at St Gallen). Following this fixture St Gallen adopted the standard sized goals. 
The club first featured in Swiss Championship in 1899-1900 (the 3rd edition) under their temporary guise of United FC St. Gallen, but finished bottom of their group. They were champions in 1904, a feat they did not repeat for 96  years.

26.9.14

Combinado del Pacifico



Another ambitious intercontinental tour from the 1930s saw a squad made up from 3 leading Peruvian clubs, supplemented by 3 players from Colo-Colo in Chile, travel to Europe. Colo Colo had toured Europe in 1927, tragically losing  David Arellano.
The 1933 tourists, generally known as Combinado del Pacifico , played 40 matches across 12 countries. Their fortunes were very mixed. 




Curaçao
11.09.33 
Curaçao
0
7
Combinado del Pacífico
Willemstad
Panamá
14.09.33 
Colón Rangers           
1
5
Combinado del Pacífico
Colón

The voyage would have reached Panamá before Curaçao?
Ireland
01.10.33 
Bohemian
1
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Dalymount Park 30,000
Northern Ireland
02.10.33 
Glentoran
1
1
Combinado del Pacífico
The Oval
Scotland
04.10.33 
Celtic
2
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Celtic Park
7000
09.10.33 
Heart of Midlothian
3
0
Combinado del Pacífico
Tynecastle
6000
England
11.10.33
Newcastle United
6
1
Combinado del Pacífico
St James’Park
2000
16.10.33 
West Ham United
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
The Boleyn Ground
Netherlands
25.10.33 
Sparta Rotterdam
0
3
Combinado del Pacífico
Het Kasteel
 6000

Czechoslovakia
28.10.33
Sparta Prague         
2
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Stadion Letná
20000
29.10.33
Slavia Prague        
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
Stadion Letná
Germany
01.11.33
Bayern Munich
2
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße
05.11.33
Dresden
?
?
Combinado del Pacífico

11.11.33
Berlin XI               
3
1
Combinado del Pacífico

France
12.11.33
Club Français           
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
Parc des Princes
20000
18.11.33
Entente
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
Stade Buffalo Montrouge
10000

Entente was a combined Racing Club de Paris & Club Français team. Some sources give both the above games as being against Entente.

19.11.33
SO Montpellier          
2
1
Combinado del Pacífico

24.11.33
OGC Nice                
2
5
Combinado del Pacífico
Stade Municipal du Ray
30.11.33
OGC Nice                
4
4
Combinado del Pacífico
04.12.33
Côte d'Azur XI          
4
4
Combinado del Pacífico
Spain
08.12.33
Barcelona
4
1
Chile-Peru
Las Corts
08.12.33
Madrid XI
10
1
All-Pacific
Campo de Chamartín

These 2 matches were played simultaneously.
France
17.12.33 
Saint-Étienne
draw
Combinado del Pacífico
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Italy
26.12.33
Pro Vercelli         
1
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Sanremo
Spain
06.01.34 
Marino FC               
2
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Las Palmas de G.C. 
07.01.34 
Real Victoria           
3
1
Combinado del Pacífico
13.01.34 
Real Victoria           
2
3
Combinado del Pacífico
15.01.34 
Marino FC               
0
2
Combinado del Pacífico
18.01.34 
CD Tenerife             
3
1
Combinado del Pacífico
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21.01.34 
CD Tenerife             
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
25.01.34 
UD Salamanca            
2
2
Combinado del Pacífico
Las Palmas de G.C. 
03.02.34 
Athletic Las Palmas     
0
3
Combinado del Pacífico
09.02.34 
CD Gran Canaria         
0
1
Combinado del Pacífico
14.02.34 
Real Victoria           
1
1
Combinado del Pacífico
17.02.34 
Marino FC               
1
7
Combinado del Pacífico
??.??.34 
Sportivo
1
0
Combinado del Pacífico
??.??.34 
Real Victoria           
1
2
Combinado del Pacífico
??.??.34 
Real Victoria           
0
0
Combinado del Pacífico
??.??.34 
CD Tenerife             
0
0
Combinado del Pacífico
??.??.34 
UD Salamanca            
0
0
Combinado del Pacífico
Salamanca


P
W
D
L
NK
F
A
40
10
16
13
1
73
74

Squad:

GK

Juan Criado
Universitario, Peru
Juan Humberto 'Mago' Valdivieso Padilla
Alianza, Peru
D
Arturo Fernández
Universitario, Peru
Ricardo Del Río
Universitario, Peru
Antonio Maquilón
Atlético Chalaco, Peru
Alfonso Saldarriaga
Atlético Chalaco, Peru
HB
Eduardo Astengo
Universitario, Peru
Vicente Arce
Universitario, Peru
Alberto Denegri
Universitario, Peru
Plácido Galindo
Universitario, Peru
Enrique Landa
Universitario, Peru
Juan Montero
Colo-Colo, Chile
F

Teodoro 'Lolo' Fernández Meyzán
Universitario, Peru
Carlos Tovar
Universitario, Peru
Pablo Pacheco
Universitario, Peru
Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreyra
Universitario, Peru
Alfredo Alegre
Universitario, Peru
Carlos Alejandro 'Manguera' Villanueva Martínez
Alianza, Peru
Roberto Luco
Colo-Colo, Chile
Eduardo Schneberger
Colo-Colo, Chile

 Players of note: 

Juan 'Mago' Valdivieso- compared  by one journalist to a mechanical doll that catches the ball, and a master of saving penalties. 

Alejandro Villanueva - A spectacular striker and notorious playboy. in 1931 his club Alianza averaged 4.8 goals a game, in 1934 they bagged 115 goals in 27 games. Manguera was league top scorer in 1929 and 1931. He was noted for the dazzling array of stepovers, nutmegs and acrobatic shots that coloued his repertoire.

'Lolo' Fernández-A true legend of Peruvian football, El Cañonero topped the league scorers 7 times and captained the national team for 12 years. He scored 48 goals on the tour.