1921 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1921 throughout the world.

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^[1]

France – Italy (1–2), friendly, 20 February 1921.

China

South American Championship 1921 in Argentina (October 2, 1921 – October 30, 1921)

February 10 – Theodor Reimann, Slovak international footballer (died 1982)
February 25 – Alessandro Ferri, Italian professional footballer (died 2003)^[3]
May 12 – Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (died 2017)
May 23 – Wilf Chisholm, English professional footballer (died 1962)^[4]
July 26 – Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (died 2013)
August 1 – Percy Lovett, English footballer, goalkeeper (died 1982)
October 6 – Des Broomfield, English footballer (died 2007)^[5]
October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish international footballer (died 1995)
November 11 – Ron Greenwood, English football manager (died 2006)

^ "The history of the split that will see two Irish teams at #Euro2016". www.irishexaminer.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Alessandro Ferri". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Wilf Chisholm". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Des Broomfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2018.