Campionat De Catalunya

Hispània AC 1901

Club Español de Fútbol 1904

F.C. España 1913

CE Europa 1923

CS Sabadell FC 1934

			P	W		D		L	F				A
1900-01	Copa Macaya The original Catalan championship was named after Alfons Macaya, 22-year-old president of Hispania AC	Hispània AC	6	5		1		0	37				2
		Club Español de Fútbol withdrew in protest claiming that referees were favouring Hispània. Barcelona backed these claims.
1901-02		Barcelona	8		8	0	0		60			2
1902-03		Club Español de Fútbol	4		3	0	1		9			2
		After finishing level on points, Español defeated Hispània 3-1 in a playoff.
	Copa Barcelona	Barcelona	14		12	2	0		45			10
		After being deducted points for fielding an ineligible player in the Copa Macaya, Barcelona withdrew and started their own tournament. The clubs who contested the Copa Macaya also featured in this competition!
1903-04	Campionat De Catalunya	Club Español de Fútbol	16		15	1	0		82			15
1904-05		Barcelona	8		5	2	1		21			12
1905-06		X Sporting Club	6		5	0	1		7			4
		X benefitted from an influx of players following the demise of Club Español de Fútbol.
1906-07		X Sporting Club	3		2	0	1		7			3
		X won after a chaotic situation- their final game with Barcelona saw the referee belatedly changing his mind after awarding Barca a penalty which they had scored! This took the score back from 3-3 (Barca as champions) to 3-2 (X as champions). The dispute was resolved by the arrangement of a winner takes all playoff match that X won by 3-1.
1907-08		X Sporting Club	6		5	0	1		14			6
1908-09		Barcelona	7		4	3	0		16			7
1909-10		Barcelona	10		10	0	0		46			3
1910-11		Barcelona	7		7	0	0		25			7
1911-12		Club Deportivo Español	10		8	1	1		35			5
		The champions were a reincarnation of Club Español de Fútbol.
1912-13	FCCF	Espanya	10		9	1	0		19			5
	FAC	Barcelona	4		3	0	1		24			9
		Federació Catalana de Clubs de Foot-ball was the official championship. Football Associació de Catalunya was a dissident league. It must be considered a failure as Barcelona FC provided 3 of the 6 teams and then the season was not completed.
1913-14		Espanya	8		8	0	0		12			2
1914-15		Club Deportivo Español	9		8	0	1		38			5
1915-16		Barcelona	21		21	0	0		110			18
		The league split into championship and relegation groups mid-season.
1916-17		Espanya	11		8	1	2		26			9
		Barcelona finished 3rd having had 4 results annulled for fielding the Filipino Juan de Garchitorena – there was some convoluted scandal around his nationality.
1917-18		Club Deportivo Español	10		7	2	1		34			8
1918-19		Barcelona	10		8	1	1		31			6
1919-20		Barcelona	10		9	1	0		28			7
1920-21		Barcelona	10		6	3	1		17			8
1921-22		Barcelona	10		9	1	0		63	8
1922-23		CE Europa	10		8	1	1		31		11
		Europa and Barcelona finished level on points. Europa won the playoff 1-0.
1923-24		Barcelona	10		10	0	0		28		7
1924-25		Barcelona	14		9	2	3		25		9
1925-26		Barcelona	14		9	2	3		35		11
1926-27		Barcelona	14		11	1	2		64		20
1927-28		Barcelona	14		12	0	2		56		11
		Barcelona and Europa finished level on points. Barca won the play off 1-0.
1928-29		Club Deportivo Español	10		9	1	0		32		4
1929-30		Barcelona	10		8	0	2		33		6
1930-31		Barcelona	10		8	1	1		34		10
1931-32		Barcelona	14		11	1	2		43		11
1932-33		Club Esportiu Espanyol	14		12	1	1		42		14
		Espanyol and Barcelona finished equal on points- the championship was decided on the results of the league fixtures between the 2. Espanyol won 3-2 and the return was a 1-1 draw.
1933-34		CS Sabadell FC	14		11	1	2		34		19
1934-35		Barcelona	10		8	1	1		36		10
1935-36		Barcelona	10		9	1	0		41		9
1936-37		Club Esportiu Espanyol	10		7	0	3		29		23

Titles
Barcelona	22
Club Español de Fútbol /Club Deportivo Español /Club Esportiu Espanyol	8
X Sporting Club	3
Espanya	3
CE Europa	1
CS Sabadell FC Hispània AC	1 1

Barcelona 1902

FC Winterthur v FC Zürich 1897

This picture shows the first match played at Winterthur's Schützenwiese ground on 24.10.97. The visitors were FC Zürich. FC Winterthur won 2-0 with goals from  Spinzio and Notz.

FC Winterthur	FC Zürich
Arthur Fink	Machwürth
Louis Rossi	Willy Imhoof ©
Heinrich	Wettstein
Paul Heubi	Keller
Sidney Jacobs ©	Heinrich Escher
Emil Moser	Staub
Balli (FC St. Gallen)	Mädler
Masterman	K. Meier
Notz (Lausanne)	Hans Enderli
Alfred Spinzio	Wiederkehr
Rudolf Soldati	Kram

Both clubs were formed in 1896. The Swiss Football Association was founded in 1895.

Serie A was first contested in 1898 following an unofficial championship in 1897.
The teams that  featured in the 1897 tournament were: 
Grasshopper Zürich 

FC Zürich

Villa Longchamp Lausanne
FC Yverdon
Lausanne FC et CC
Maison Neuve Vevey
Villa d'Ouchy (Lausanne)
Château de Lancy (Geneve)
Racing Club de Geneve
La Châtelaine Geneve

Wembley 1923

Bolton Wanderers		West Ham United
Dick Pym	GK	Ted Hufton
Bob Haworth	FB	Billy Henderson
Alex Finney	FB	Jack Young
Harry Nuttall	HB	Syd Bishop
Jimmy Seddon	HB	George Kay (c)
Billy Jennings	HB	Jack Tresadern
Billy Butler	F	Dick Richards
David Jack	F	Billy Brown
Jack Smith	F	Vic Watson
Joe Smith (c)	F	Billy Moore
Ted Vizard	F	Jimmy Ruffell
Charles Foweraker	M	Syd King

This was one of those iconic events that has had so much written about it that there's not much to add.

It was a game that shouldn't have been played and a result that shouldn't have been allowed to stand. But there was a game of football, of sorts, played at Wembley Stadium on April 28th 1923.
The crowd, it goes without saying, frequently interfered with the play. Bolton's first goal, scored by David Jack, came when a West Ham defender was trying to extricate himself from the crowd. Jack Smith's second half strike was even more controversial. The ball was played to Vizard by a spectator. Vizard centred and Smith shot. The ball cannoned back into the field of play and the referee awarded a goal, despite the protests of the West Ham players that the shot had hit the post.

Some Famous Referees

In the earliest years of the Football Association referees and umpires were drawn from the ranks of current players. Charles Alcock, for example umpired in international matches before participating as a player. In the 1880s Major Marindin bestrode the world of refereeing like a colossus.  As football's mass appeal burgeoned  the referees themselves became celebrities. As the illustration above shows the favoured uniform was tweed plus fours and a deerstalker.


Arthur Kingscott
From Long Eaton, Mr Kingscott refereed in 3 FA Cup Final matches (1900 and 1901, including the replay). He officiated for 14 seasons in the Football League. There was controversy when he made a call on a goal line incident resulting in a Sheffield United goal when he was distant from the action.

Patrick Harrower
Mr Harrower took charge of the 1905 FA Cup Final. He was a Scottish Rugby Union internationalist. He refereed international matches on the continent.

A. J Barker
Hanley's Mr Barker refereed the 1904 FA Cup Final.
On the opening day of the 1906 season Mr Barker (whose moustache is worthy of note) oversaw a game between Manchester City and Woolwich Arsenal in which 5 City players left the pitch due to the effects of the 32C temperature.

John Adams
In charge at the 1903 FA Cup Final.

John Lewis
In his distinguished career the Prince of Referees took charge of 3 FA Cup Finals (1895,1897 & 1898) and 9 internationals, including  2 Olympic Finals (1908 &1920). The 1920 Final was a shambles and the Czechs, having walked off in the 40th minute, were extremely critical of the performance of the 65 year old Mr Lewis.

Tom Kirkham
Mr Kirkham officiated in 3 internationals and the 1902 FA Cup Final (including the replay). This is the referee pursued by William Foulke in the legendary story.

Scotch Professors

The Scottish Umpire, 23.10.88

The legalization of professionalism in England led to a surge in the numbers of Scottish players moving south.
The days of denial and sinecure posts gave way to an open market.
The Scottish Association placed an embargo on all players who had signed as professionals for English clubs, banning them from ever representing Scotland or Scottish clubs. As we have seen in the case of  Dr John Smith, they went so far as to ban players who had played against professionals.
Despite the influx 70% of the players who took part in the first Football League fixtures were English born (101, as compared to 27 Scots and 4 Welshmen).