Association Football
Bulgaria
- Formation of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU)
England
- The Football League – Liverpool 60 points, Sunderland 54, Huddersfield Town 53, Newcastle United 48, Everton 47, Aston Villa 46
- FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London. The match, known as the "White Horse Final", is the inaugural Wembley final.
- The Third Division North expands from 20 to 22 clubs, bringing the total number of Football League clubs to 88. With Stalybridge Celtic expelled, the new clubs are Doncaster Rovers, New Brighton (1923–1951) and AFC Bournemouth.
Germany
- National Championship – Hamburger SV 3–0 Union Oberschöneweide at Berlin
Romania
- Rapid Bucureşti is founded under the name "Cultural and Sporting Association CFR" (in Romanian: Asociatia culturala si sportiva C.F.R.) by a group of workers at the Grivita workshops.
Spain
- Celta de Vigo is founded after the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo.
Turkey
- Formation of the Turkish Football Federation (Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu or TFF)
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