1908 in association football

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yp1=1905
yp2=1906
yp3=1907
year=1908
ya1=1909
ya2=1910
ya3=1911
dp3=1870s
dp2=1880s
dp1=1890s
d=1900s
dn1=1910s
dn2=1920s
dn3=1930s

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1908 throughout the world.

Events

Winners club national championship

*Argentina: Belgrano(*)
*Belgium : Racing CB
*England: Manchester United
**FA Cup: Wolves
*Finland: Unitas Helsinki
*Germany: Viktoria Berlin (winners of a regional league play-off)(*)
*Hungary: MTK(*)
*Italy: Pro Vercelli(*)
*Netherlands : Quick Den Haag(*)

*Scotland: "For fuller coverage, see 1907-08 in Scottish football."
**Scottish Division One – Celtic
**Scottish Division Two – Raith Rovers
**Scottish Cup – Celtic

*Sweden: IFK Gothenburg(*)
*Switzerland: FC Winterthur (winners of a play-off)(*)
*Uruguay: River Plate(*)
*Greece: F.C. Goudi Athens

(*)Amateur league

International tournaments

*Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva, in Turin, Italy:
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*Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (October 19 – 24, 1908)
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Clubs founded

*March 25 – Clube Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
*July 19 – Feyenoord Rotterdam
*September 26 – SK Brann (Norway)
*Hartlepool United
*Inter Milan
*RSC Anderlecht
*Huddersfield Town

Births

* June 4 – Alejandro Villanueva, Peruvian footballer (d. 1944)
* August 1 – William Ling, English football referee (d. 1984)

Deaths