1909 in association football
# 1909 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1909 throughout the world.

## Events

* Goalkeepers begin to wear a different coloured shirt to the rest of the team.
* During the fall, a team composed of British players tour the United States.
* 19 December: Borussia Dortmund are founded.

## Winners club national championship

* Germany: Phönix Karlsruhe
* Greece: Peiraikos sindesmos Pireas
* Italy: S.G. Pro Vercelli
* Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1908-09 in Scottish football.
   * Scottish Division One – Celtic
   * Scottish Division Two – Abercorn
   * Scottish Cup – After two drawn games between Celtic and Rangers and a riot the cup was withheld.

## International tournaments

* 1909 British Home Championship (13 February – 3 April 1909)

       England
* Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy:
   * West Auckland
   * FC Winterthur
   * Torino XI
   * Stuttgarter Sportfreunde

## Births

* 28 January – John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (died 1931)
* 26 September – Ştefan Dobay, Romanian international footballer (died 1994)
* 16 October – Franz Krumm, German international footballer (died 1943)

## Clubs founded

* Bologna FC 1909
* Borussia Dortmund
* Budapest Honvéd FC
* SK Sturm Graz
