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) 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) Deaths Clubs founded Bologna FC 1909 Borussia Dortmund Budapest Honvéd FC SK Sturm Graz References Association football by year