1900–01 FC Barcelona season

The 1900–01 season was the second season for FC Barcelona.

FC Barcelona
1900–01 season
PresidentWalter Wild
Bartomeu Terradas
Copa MacayaSecond
Top goalscorerLeague: No league
All: Joan Gamper (39 goals)

Events

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On 23 September, Barcelona won its first-ever piece of silverware (a bronze object) after beating their biggest rival, Català FC, 3 to 1 courtesy of goals from Joan Gamper (2) and Otto Maier. This was also the first match of the 1900–01 season and the last game played at the Velódromo de la Bonanova.[1]

On 18 November, Barcelona played its first match on a field next to the Hotel Casanovas, the club's second football pitch after Bonanova. They played against Hispania AC and ended in a 0–0 draw.[1]

On 23 December, Barça played their first match against Societat Espanyola de Futbol (Society Spanish Football), which would later become RCD Espanyol. The match ended without goals in an atmosphere of brotherhood.

On 20 January, Barcelona played their first-ever match in an official competition, the opening match of the 1900–01 Copa Macaya against Hispania AC at Hotel Casanovas, but despite scoring first thanks to George Girvan, a Scottish player formerly of Escocès FC, it was Hispania who won 2–1 after coming back with two goals from their captain, Gustavo Green.[2]

On 27 January, Barcelona got their first-ever victory in an official competition after beating Societat Espanyola 4 to 1. Joan Gamper scored all 4 goals.[2]

On 17 March, Barcelona achieved the biggest victory in the club's history with an 18–0 win over AUF Tarragona. Joan Gamper scored half of them, and Alexander Black scored a hat-trick.[2]

On 25 April, Bartomeu Terradas succeeded Walter Wild as president of the club.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ESP Vicente Reig
GK   ENG A. J. Smart
DF   SCO George Girvan
DF   SCO Peter Mauchan
DF   ESP Luis Puelles
MF   ESP Bartomeu Terradas
MF   ESP Miguel Valdés
MF   GER Otto Maier
MF   SUI Walter Wild
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Pere Cabot
MF   ESP Josep Llobet
FW   ESP Arthur Witty
FW   ENG Stanley Harris
FW   SCO Alexander Black
FW   ESP John Parsons
FW   SUI Hans Gamper
FW   ENG Freeman

Matches

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23 September 1900 FC Barcelona 3 – 1 Català FC Barcelona
Gamper    
Maier  
[1] Stadium: Velódromo de la Bonanova
Referee: J. Parsons
18 November 1900 FC Barcelona 0 – 0 Hispània AC Barcelona
[2] Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
Referee: John Hamilton
2 December 1900 FC Barcelona 1 – 4 Hispània AC Barcelona
A. Witty   [3] Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
Referee: Joseph Black
23 December 1900 FC Barcelona 0 – 01 Societat Espanyola de Futbol Barcelona
[5] Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
Referee: A. J. Smart
Copa Macaya
20 January 1901 Round 1FC Barcelona1 – 2Hispània ACBarcelona
15:00 Girvan   La Vanguardia
Cihefe
Green    Stadium: Camp de l'Hotel Casanovas
Referee: Ball
27 January 1901 Round 2FC Barcelona4 – 13Club EspanyolBarcelona
Gamper      La Vanguardia
Cihefe
Munné   Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
Referee: King
10 February 1901 Round 4Club Franco-Español0 – 13FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Cihefe Gamper          
J. Parsons    
Girvan  
Referee: King
17 February 1901 Round 5FC BarcelonaUnknownAUF TarragonaBarcelona
Cihefe Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
17 March 1901 Round 9AUF Tarragona0 – 18FC BarcelonaTarragona
Cihefe Alexander Black    
Joan Gamper (9)
Peter Mauchan  
John Parsons   
Bartomeu Terradas  
Arthur Witty   
Stadium: Velodrome
Attendance: 600
Referee: Alberto Chaperon
7 April 1901 Round 13FC Barcelona14 – 0Club Franco-EspañolBarcelona
John Parsons    
Joan Gamper (8)
Alexander Black   
Arthur Witty  
Cihefe Stadium: Hotel Casanovas
Referee: John Hamilton (Hispania player)
Note: The match only lasted 60 minutes
14 April 1901 Round 15Hispania AC1 – 1FC BarcelonaBarcelona
15:30 Own goal   1–0' (o.g.) La Vanguardia
Cihefe
Gamper   1–1' Stadium: Camp del carrer Muntaner
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: William Manchan
Note: Barcelona got two goals but the second, netted by John Parsons, was annulled because, according to the referee, the ball did not cross the goal line.[2]
  • 1 First Barcelona-Espanyol in history. The blue-and-white team was called at the beginning Societat Espanyola de Futbol (Society Spanish Football).
  • 2 Both teams choose not to provide information, or results, or any other party data.
  • 3 The second-round match against Espanyol was not disputed due to its withdrawal from the competition.
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Historia del FC Barcelona, Web de los Culés" [History of the FC Barcelona, Web of the Culés]. www.webdelcule.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Primera edición de la Copa Macaya Enero-Abril 1901" [First edition of the Macaya Cup January-April 1901] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2022.