Association Football
Brazil
- 25 March — Clube Atlético Mineiro founded
England
- The Football League – Manchester United 52 points, Aston Villa 43, Manchester City 43, Newcastle United 42, The Wednesday 42, Middlesbrough 41
- FA Cup final – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, London
- Bradford Park Avenue (1908–70) and Tottenham Hotspur elected to the Football League after Lincoln City and Stoke FC are expelled. Stoke FC is not involved in the election process but goes into receivership soon afterwards and is replaced by Tottenham Hotspur, who have lost the election to Bradford Park Avenue.
Germany
- National Championship – Viktoria Berlin 3–0 Stuttgarter Kickers at Berlin-Tempelhof
Greece
- 3 February — Panathinaikos, Greece's most successful sports club is founded in Athens, Greece by Georgios Kalafatis.
Italy
- 9 March — Internazionale Milan founded
Mexico
- Club Union of Mexico becomes Club Deportivo Guadalajara
Netherlands
- 19 July — Feyenoord Rotterdam founded
Scotland
- Scottish Football League – Celtic
- Scottish Cup final – Celtic 5–1 St Mirren at Hampden Park
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