1938 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1938 around the world.
← 1937 1939 → |
Events
May
- May 17:
Wilhelm Brekke (51), footballer (Mercantile, Norway).
William Quash (69), footballer (Upton Park).
- May 21:
- Frank Jefferis (53), footballer (Southampton, Everton, Preston North End, Southport, England).
- May 22:
Víctor Morales (33), footballer (Colo-Colo, Chile)
- May 23:
Gordon McDonald (60), soccer player (Galt F.C.).
June
- June 24:
Tommy Dunn (65), footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, Chatham Town, Thames Ironworks).
July
- July 16:
- Trygve Aasen (37), footballer (Moss, Norway).
Tournament Winners
International
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 British Home Championship | Home Nations |  United Kingdom |
England |
Scotland |
- |
| 1938 Baltic Cup | Baltic states |  Estonia |
Estonia |
 Latvia |
- |
| 1938 Bolivarian Games | ODEBO |  Colombia |
[[File:{{{flag alias-1884}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Peru | [[File:{{{flag alias-football}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bolivia | - |
| 1938 FIFA World Cup | FIFA |  France |
 Italy |
 Hungary |
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris |
Continental
| Tournament | Continent | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 Mitropa Cup | Europe | Ferencváros (1937) |
 Slavia Prague |
Ferencváros |
2-legged final |
| 1938 Copa Aldao | South America |  River Plate (1937) |
Independiente |
 Peñarol |
Estadio Centenario, Uruguay
|
Europe
North America
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica |
1938 Primera División de Costa Rica | Orión | No Cup | ||
 Cuba |
1938 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | Deportivo Centro Gallego | No Cup | ||
| Dominion of Canada |
1938 Canadian National Soccer League | Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital | No Cup | ||
| [[File:{{{flag alias-1859}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Haiti | 1937–38 Ligue Haïtienne | Racing CH | 1937–38 Coupe Vincent | AS Capoise | Unknown |
 Guatemala |
1938 Liga Capitalina | Tipografía Nacional | No Cup | ||
 El Salvador |
1938 Salvadoran Football Championship | Club Deportivo 33 | 1937-38 Copa Presidente | Unknown | |
 Mexico |
1937–38 Primera Fuerza | Necaxa | 1937–38 Copa Mexico | Club América | Club España |
 United States |
1937–38 American Soccer League | Scots-Americans (Metropolitan Division) Providence S.C. (New England Division) |
1938 National Challenge Cup | Sparta Garden City | St. Mary's Celtic |
South America
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1938 Argentine Primera División | Independiente | 1938 Copa Ibarguren | Independiente | Rosario Central |
 Bolivia |
1938 Primera División de la L.P.F.A. | Unknown | No Cup | ||
 Brazil |
1938 State championships | 22 winners | No National Cup | ||
| Chile |
1938 Primera División de Chile | Magallanes | 1938 Campeonato de Apertura | Colo-Colo | Audax Italiano |
 Paraguay |
1938 Paraguayan Primera División | Club Olimpia | No Cup | ||
 Peru |
1938 Peruvian Primera División | Deportivo Municipal | No Cup | ||
| Uruguay |
1938 Uruguayan Primera División | Peñarol | No Cup | ||
 Venezuela |
1938 Venezuelan Primera División | Dos Caminos | 1938 Copa Venezuela | Unión | Dos Caminos |
Asia & Oceania
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
No League | 1938 Football SA Federation Cup 1938 Dockerty Cup 1938 Challenge Cup and Shield |
Birkalla Rovers Nobels Victoria Park |
Kingswood Unknown Unknown | |
| British Malaya |
No League | 1938 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | Singapore | |
 British India |
No League | 1938 Rovers Cup | Bangalore Muslims | 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
| |
| 1938 IFA Shield | East Yorkshire Regiment |
Mohammedan | |||
 Dutch East Indies |
1938 Inlandsche Stedenwedstrijden | VIJ Batavia | No Cup | ||
 Greater Lebanon |
No League | 1937–38 Lebanese FA Cup | Al Nahda | Hilmi-Sport | |
 Hong Kong |
1937–38 Hong Kong First Division League | South China B | 1937–38 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield | South China A | South China B |
 Iran |
1938 Tehran Province League | Tehran Club | No Cup | ||
| [[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan | No League | 1938 Emperor's Cup | Waseda University | Keio University | |
| Mandatory Palestine |
League interrupted due to an Arab revolt | 1938 Palestine Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
Africa
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Algeria |
1937-1938 Algiers Championship 1937-1938 Constantine Championship 1937-1938 Oranie Championship |
AS Boufarik CS Constantine CDJ Oran |
No Cup | ||
 Egypt |
1937–38 Alexandria Zone League 1937–38 Cairo League 1937–38 Canal Zone League |
El Ittihad Alexandria Al Ahly Al-Masry |
1937–38 Egypt Cup | Zamalek | Al Ahly |
| 1937–38 Sultan Hussein Cup | Al Ahly | Unknown | |||
| French Morocco |
1938 Moroccan football league | OM Rabat | 1938 Coupe Djebari | US Marocaine | SA Marrakech |
| French North Africa |
1938 North African Championship |  JAC Bône |
No Cup | ||
| French Tunisia |
1937–38 Tunisian National Championship | Savoia de la Goulette | 1937–38 Tunisian Cup | Sporting Club | Racing Club de Tunis |
Clubs
Clubs Founded
Clubs Folded
| Date Folded | Date Founded | Club | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14 | 1906 | Germania Bochum |  Germany |
Forced to merge into VfL Bochum |
| 1908 | TuS Bochum | |||
| 1938 | 1893 | Bathgate | Scotland |
Played their last match in 1932 |
| 1938 | 1921 | Cork FC |  Ireland |
Founded as Fords F.C. |
| 1938 | 1924 | Enosis Neon Trust |  British Cyprus |
|
| 1938 | June 10, 1913 | Colțea București |  Romania |
|
| 1938 | 1933 | Güneş SK |  Turkey |
|
| 1938 | 1909 | Hakoah Vienna |  Austria Germany |
Reformed in 1945 |
| 1938 | 1931 | Stix, Baer and Fuller | United States |
Births & Deaths
Births
January
- January 9:
- David Calderhead (73), footballer (Queen of the South Wanderers, Notts County, Lincoln City, Football League XI, Scotland) and manager (Lincoln City, Chelsea). Father of Scottish footballer David Calderhead Jr..
- January 10:
- Jimmy Hampson (31), footballer (Nelson, Blackpool, England).
- January 17:
Eduard Garonne (56), footballer (Grasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland).
- January 18:
- Luis Carvallo (Unknown), footballer (Colo-Colo).
- January 28:
- Jack Sharp, footballer (Aston Villa, Everton, England). Brother of English footballer Bertram Sharp.
February
- February 6:
- Giuseppe Collino (48-49), footballer (Juventus).
- February 9:
Gustaf Bergström (53), footballer (Örgryte IS, Sweden). Brother of Swedish Olympic footballer Erik Bergström.
- February 13:
- Enrico Bottazzi (37), footballer (Reggiana).
March
- March 7:
- Henry Jameson (54), footballer (St. Rose Parish).
- Robert Ogilvie (85), footballer (Upton Park, Clapham Rovers, England).
- March 17:
- Alfredo France (42), footballer (Estrella del Mar, Gold Cross, Chile).
- March 27:
- Charlie Shaw (52), footballer (Port Glasgow Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Celtic, New Bedford Whalers, Scottish Football League XI) and manager (New Bedford Whalers).
April
- April 12:
Karl-Erik Roslund (21), footballer (HIFK Fotboll, Finland).
- April 16:
- Steve Bloomer (64), footballer (Derby Midland, Derby County, Middlesbrough, England) and manager (Britannia Berlin 92, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, Derby County, Real Unión).
- April 22:
- James Reid (47), footballer (Partick Thistle, Lincoln City, Airdrieonians, Clydebank, Scottish Football League XI, Scotland).
- April 25:
- Giuseppe Lubatti (Unknown), footballer (Internazionale Torino, Torinese
August
- August 21:
- Adolf Fischera (50), footballer (Wiener AC, Wiener AF, First Vienna, Austria) and player-manager (Borussia Neunkirchen).
- August 26:
- Colin Veitch (57), footballer (Newcastle United, England) and manager (Bradford City).
September
- September 2:
Ángel Arocha (31), footballer (Tenerife, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Spain).
- September 14:
Dionys Schönecker (50), footballer (Rapid Wien, Wiener Sport-Club) and manager (Rapid Wien, Austria).
- September 19:
- Floriano (35), footballer (Internacional, Grêmio, Fluminense, America-RJ, São Cristóvão, Santos, Atlético Mineiro, Brazil) and manager (Atlético Mineiro).
- September 23:
- Ernst-Alfred Thalmann (57), footballer (FC Basel, Switzerland) and member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt (1911–1937)
October
- October 27:
- Ingolf Olsen (30), footballer (Mjøndalen IF, Norway).
- October 30:
- Esteban Cifuentes (26), footballer (UE Sant Andreu, Sabadell, Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol, Strasbourg, Nîmes Olympique, Catalonia).
November
- November 16:
- Agustín Ojeda (40), footballer (Club América, Mexico).
- November 28:
Svend Aage Castella (48), footballer (KB, Denmark).
December
- December 9:
- Paul Eichelmann (59), footballer (BFC Germania 1888, Union 92 Berlin, Germany).
- Albert Eschenlohr (40), footballer (FC Wacker München, Tennis Borussia Berlin, FSV Frankfurt, Germany) and manager (Dresdner SC, SV Polizei Lübeck, Phönix Lübeck).
- December 27:
- Ferruccio Corradino Squarcia (28), footballer (Ascoli), journalist, and soldier. Awarded the Gold and Silver Medal of Military Valor during the Spanish Civil War
Deaths
Date Unknown
- Juan Carlos Bertone (Unknown), footballer (Montevideo Wanderers, Americano, Comercial-SP, Uruguay) and manager (Chile, Deportivo Viña del Mar).
- Isidor Gansl (42), footballer (Wiener AF, Ferencváros, Hakoah Vienna, Hakoah Graz, Romania) and manager (US Tunisienne).