May 26, 2021

Irish Water Polo Association National League Division 1 Women Results & Fixtures 2008-09

Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 1]

Table

IWPA NLD1 Women 2008-09	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cathal Brugha	5	5	0	0	50	26	15
Half Moon	6	5	0	1	65	46	15
St. Vincent’s	5	3	0	2	41	43	9
Donegall Diamonds	7	4	0	3	51	73	12
Glenalbyn	7	0	0	7	40	59	0

[References: 2]

Note: Table as at 14th December 2008

Results & Fixtures

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
04.10.2008	Cathal Brugha	8	Donegall Diamonds	6
04.10.2008	Half Moon	11	Glenalbyn	10
	Week 2
11.10.2008	Glenalbyn	7	Donegall Diamonds	8
12.10,2008	St. Vincent’s	7	Cathal Brugha	8
	Week 3
19.10.2008	Glenalbyn	3	St. Vincent’s	8
	Week 4
01.11.2008	Donegall Diamonds	3	Half Moon	18
01.11.2008	Cathal Brugha	7	Glenalbyn	2
02.11.2008	Half Moon	6	St. Vincent’s	7
	Week 5
15.11.2008	Donegall Diamonds	6	Cathal Brugha	17
16.11.2008	Glenalbyn	8	Half Moon	10
	Week 6
22.11.2008	Half Moon	5	Cathal Brugha	10
22.11.2008	St. Vincent’s	8	Donegall Diamonds	16
	Week 7
06.12.2008	Donegall Diamonds	4	Glenalbyn	0
	Week 8
14.12.2008	St. Vincent’s	11	Glenalbyn	10
14.12.2008	Half Moon	15	Donegall Diamonds	8

[References: 2]

Report

At the Halfway Stage in the Irish Water Polo Association National League Division 1 Women in 2008-09 Cathal Brugha from Belfast were out in front with a maximum 15 points from 5 games. Half Moon from Sandymount in Dublin were second, also on 15 points but having played a game more, a 6-7 loss to St. Vincent’s (Glasnevin, Dublin) who were third with 9 points from 5 games, two losses coming against Cathal Brugha and Donegall Diamonds, another Belfast team. Donegall Diamonds had 12 points from 7 matches, with losses to Cathal Brugha (twice) and Half Moon meaning they were in need of other results going their way to have a chance of winning the title. Glenalbyn had lost all seven matches.

References and Further Reading

Images

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

Websites

[2] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2009) Irish Water Polo Association Website: Results and Tables [National League Division 1 Men 2008-09] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090207212007/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/wnld10809.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoimhe Mullaney

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May 26, 2021

Clontarf Europad U20 Tournament 1991

Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 1]

Preliminary Round Tables

Clontarf Europad U20 1991	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group 1
North Dublin (QF)	1	1	0	0	3	1	3
St. Vincent’s (PO)	1	0	0	1	1	3	0
Group 2
Guinness (QF)	2	2	0	0	8	5	6
Clontarf (QF)	2	1	0	1	12	4	3
Cathal Brugha (P)	2	0	0	2	2	13	0
Group 3
Half Moon (QF)	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
Sandycove (PO)	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
Group 4
Clonard (QF)	2	2	0	0	13	5	6
Clondalkin Alligators (QF)	2	1	0	1	8	14	3
Glenalbyn (P)	2	0	0	2	6	8	0

[References: compiled from Results in 2]

Knockout Rounds

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoff		Group 1 & 3 Losers
05.01.1991	St. Vincent’s	3	Sandycove	1
	Placed Semi-Finals
06.01.1991	Cathal Brugha	10	Clontarf B	4
06.01.1991	Glenalbyn	6	Sandycove	4
	Placed Final
06.01.1991	Glenalbyn	11	Cathal Brugha	5
	Premier Quarter-Finals
06.01.1991	Clonard	7	Guinness	6
06.01.1991	Clontarf	6	Clondalkin Alligators	0
06.01.1991	Half Moon	3	St. Vincent’s	2
06.01.1991	North Dublin	15	Clontarf B	1
	Premier Semi-Finals
06.01.1991	North Dublin	4	Clonard	1
06.01.1991	Clontarf	6	Half Moon	5
	Premier Final
06.01.1991	Clontarf	5	North Dublin	4

[References: 2]

Preliminary Round Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group 1
05.01.1991	North Dublin	3	St. Vincent’s	1
	Group 2
05.01.1991	Clontarf	3	Guinness	4
05.01.1991	Clontarf	9	Cathal Brugha	0
05.01.1991	Guinness	4	Cathal Brugha	2
	Group 3
05.01.1991	Sandycove	0	Half Moon	3
	Group 4
05.01.1991	Glenalbyn	4	Clondalkin Alligators	5
05.01.1991	Clonard	10	Clondalkin Alligators	3
05.01.1991	Glenalbyn	2	Clonard	3

[References: 2]

Report

In the Clontarf Europad U20 Water Polo Tournament held in St. Vincent’s, Glasnevin from the 5th-6th of January 1991, the hosts emerged victorious 5-4 versus North Dublin in Sudden Death Extra Time. Clontarf had a slow start, losing their opening game 3-4 to Guinness before overpowering Belfast team Cathal Brugha 9-0 to reach the Quarter-Finals where they proceeded to defeat Clondalkin Alligators 6-0 and then Half Moon 6-5 in the Semi-Finals. The Placed Final saw an 11-5 victory for Glenalbyn versus Cathal Brugha.

Premier Final: Clontarf 5 (E Bourke 2, N Kennelly 2, G Cleary) North Dublin 4 (D Wilks 3, P Morris)

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1991) “Water Polo” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, January 7 pg. 24-25 [Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This article last accessed 17 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoimhe Mullaney

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May 26, 2021

Irish Water Polo Association Men’s National League Division 1 2004-05

Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 1]

Table

IWPA MNL D1 2004-05	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Half Moon	5	4	0	1			12
North Dublin	5	4	0	1			12
Guinness	5	3	0	2			9
Corrib	6	2	1	3			7
Cathal Brugha	5	2	0	3			6
Sandycove	5	1	1	3			4
Setanta	5	1	0	4			3

[References: Compiled from Results in 2-6]

Results & Fixtures

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
02.10.2004	Guinness	7	Setanta	6
02.10.2004	North Dublin	13	Corrib	5
02.10.2004	Sandycove	2	Cathal Brugha	11
	Week 3
16.10.2004	Cathal Brugha	7	Corrib	5
16.10.2004	Setanta	1	Half Moon	17
16.10.2004	Guinness	10	Sandycove	9
	Week 5
30.10.2004	North Dublin	12	Setanta	10
30.10.2004	Half Moon	6	Sandycove	10
31.10.2004	Cathal Brugha	8	Setanta	9
31.10.2004	Half Moon	p	North Dublin	p
	Week 6
06.11.2004	Corrib	11	Guinness	10
	Week 7
20.11.2004	Sandycove	7	Corrib	7
21.11.2004	Half Moon	16	Corrib	5
21.11.2004	Sandycove	6	North Dublin	8
21.11.2004	Guinness	8	Cathal Brugha	7
	Week 9
27.11.2004	Half Moon	13	Cathal Brugha	8
28.11.2004	North Dublin	9	Guinness	8
	Week 10
04.12.2004	Corrib	14	Setanta	4
	Week 11
08.12.2004	Half Moon	10	North Dublin	9
	Week 13
08.01.2005	Corrib		Cathal Brugha
08.01.2005	Half Moon	p	Setanta	p
08.01.2005	Sandycove	p	Guinness	p
	Week 16
29.01.2005	Guinness	p	Half Moon	p
30.01.2005	Cathal Brugha		North Dublin
30.01.2005	Setanta		Sandycove
	Week 17
05.02.2005	Guinness	p	Corrib	p
05.02.2005	Sandycove	p	Half Moon	p
06.02.2005	Setanta		North Dublin
	Week 18
12.02.2005	Corrib		North Dublin
13.02.2005	Setanta		Guinness
13.02.2005	Cathal Brugha		Sandycove
	Week 19
19.02.2005	Corrib		Half Moon

[References: 2-6]

Report

By Christmas 2004 in a very competitive Irish Water Polo Association Men’s National League Division 1 2004-05 season, Half Moon and North Dublin were out in front with four wins and one loss from five games each, just ahead of Guinness with three wins from five games. Corrib (two wins and one draw from six), Cathal Brugha (two wins from five), Sandycove (one win and one draw from five) and Setanta (one win from five) made up a closely-knit bottom half of the table.

Within the leading group, Half Moon had defeated North Dublin 10-9, North Dublin won 9-8 versus Guinness, who had also lost 11-10 to Corrib of Galway. Half Moon’s loss had come against another South Dublin team, Sandycove (6-10).

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

Websites

[2] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2005) Irish Water Polo Association National Fixtures & Results : October 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041210230520/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/oct04.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

[3] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2005) Irish Water Polo Association National Fixtures & Results : November 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050206134945/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/nov04.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

[4] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2005) Irish Water Polo Association National Fixtures & Results : December 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050206134238/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/dec04.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

[5] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2005) Irish Water Polo Association National Fixtures & Results : January 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050206075936/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/jan05.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

[6] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2005) Irish Water Polo Association National Fixtures & Results : February 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050206134525/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/feb05.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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May 26, 2021

Clontarf Euro Tab U21 Water Polo Tournament 2000

Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 1]

Preliminary Round Tables

Clontarf U21 Euro Tab 2000	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group
Cathal Brugha (SF)	3	3	0	0	14	5	9
Setanta A (SF)	3	2	0	1	8	8	6
Clontarf (P)	3	1	0	2	10	8	3
St. Vincent’s B (P)	3	0	0	3	4	15	0
Group
North Dublin (SF)	3	3	0	0	20	5	9
St. Vincent’s A (SF)	3	2	0	1	14	7	6
Sandycove (P)	3	1	0	2	18	14	3
Setanta B (P)	3	0	0	3	2	28	0

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Knockout Rounds

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Plate Semi-Finals
27.02.2000	Clontarf	w/o	Setanta B	scr
27.02.2000	Sandycove	4	St. Vincent’s B	3
	Plate Final
27.02.2000	Clontarf	3	Sandycove	0
	Premier Semi-Finals
27.02.2000	Cathal Brugha	2	St. Vincent’s A	4
27.02.2000	North Dublin	4	Setanta A	3
	Premier Final
27.02.2000	North Dublin	4	St. Vincent’s A	3

[References: 3]

Preliminary Round Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group
26.02.2000	Clontarf	5	St. Vincent’s B	1
26.02.2000	Cathal Brugha	4	Setanta A	1
26.02.2000	Clontarf	2	Cathal Brugha	3
26.02.2000	Setanta A	3	St. Vincent’s B	1
26.02.2000	Clontarf	3	Setanta A	4
26.02.2000	Cathal Brugha	7	St. Vincent’s B	2
	Group
26.02.2000	North Dublin	6	Sandycove A	2
26.02.2000	St. Vincent’s A	5	Setanta B	0
26.02.2000	North Dublin	11	Setanta B	1
26.02.2000	St. Vincent’s A	7	Sandycove	4
26.02.2000	Setanta B	1	Sandycove	12
26.02.2000	St. Vincent’s A	2	North Dublin	3

[References: 2]

Report

North Dublin won the Clontarf Euro Tab U21 Tournament at St. Vincent’s Pool in Glasnevin, North Dublin over the weekend of 26th-27th February 2000. After all 12 Group matches had gone to form, North Dublin defeated Setanta A from Belfast 4-3 in the Premier Semi-Finals and St. Vincent’s A from Glasnevin, Dublin defeated Cathal Brugha, from Belfast 4-2 in the3 other Premier Semi-Final. The Premier Final was won 4-3 by North Dublin with two goals each coming from M Reilly and K Wilkes. St. Vincent’s A’s scorers were A McDonnell, D Fitzgerald, and M O’Connor. Hosts Clontarf were Plate Champions, triumphing 3-0 in the Plate Final versus Sandycove.

Premier Final: North Dublin 4 (M Reilly (2), K Wilkes (2)) St. Vincent’s A 3 (A McDonnell, D Fitzgerald, M O’Connor)

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2017) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (2000) “Water Polo” Sunday Independent. February 28. pg. 80-81 [Past Copies of the Sundfay Independent are available too view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This article last accessed 26 May 2021]

[3] Anon. (2000) “Water Polo” Irish Independent. Monday, February 27. pg.28-29 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are available too view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This article last accessed 16 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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May 25, 2021

Leinster Water Polo Division 1 1990

Leinster Water Polo Logo [References: 1]

Table

LWP Division 1 1990	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Half Moon	4	3	1	0	21	12	7
North Dublin	4	1	1	2	18	21	3
St. Vincent’s	1	1	0	0	10	6	2
Guinness	1	1	0	0	2	1	2
Sandycove	2	0	0	2	4	8	0
Marian	2	0	0	2	11	18	0

[References: Compiled from Results in 2-6]

Report

Half Moon were undefeated from four games in the Leinster Water Polo League Division 1 in 1990 based on known results. St. Vincent’s and Guinness had also won the one known match they played. North Dublin, Sandycove and Marian had each lost two, although North Dublin are known to have won one game. Most matches were played at Clontarf Baths, with one played at Blackrock.

Results

W/E	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
22.07.1990	North Dublin	6	Sandycove	3
	Week 2
29.07.1990	North Dublin	6	Half Moon	6
	Week 3
12.08.1990	North Dublin	2	Half Moon	8
	Week 4
26.08.1990	St. Vincent’s	10	Marian	6
	Week 5
02.09.1990	North Dublin	4	Half Moon	7
02.09.1990	Sandycove	1	Guinness	2
02.09.1990	Half Moon	8	Marian	5

[References: 2-6]

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Leinster Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2020) Leinster Water Polo Logo {Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/roKxMJJM_uNXX9Kbf3p_m_PDT4djHW-8ouAw1nKqNhhK2XfXUTvPO6cTTkcpo_X4QEoI-ucfjPI6_YzZnETJerUARUhSjhjhcKZoZxZkWnan-M0h90LAFS31307jK_Yy9hu-W1VTMS62B3xqHJY [Accessed 29 April 2020]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1990) “Water Polo” Irish Press. Monday, July 23, 1990. P. 48. [The Irish Press is available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This Article Last Accessed 1 June 2018]

[3] Anon. (1990) “Water Polo” Irish Press. Monday, July 30, 1990. P. 43. [The Irish Press is available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This Article Last Accessed 1 June 2018]

[4] Anon. (1990) “Water Polo” Irish Press. Monday, August 13, 1990. P. 40. [The Irish Press is available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This Article Last Accessed 1 June 2018]

[5] Anon. (1990) “Water Polo” Irish Press. Monday, August 27, 1990. P. 46. [The Irish Press is available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This Article Last Accessed 1 June 2018]

[6] Anon. (1990) “Water Polo” Irish Press. Monday, September 3, 1990. P. 62. [The Irish Press is available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This Article Last Accessed 1 June 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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May 25, 2021

Copa Vasco (Basque Country Soccer) Champions 1934-1936

Basque Country Map & Flag [References: 1]

Copa Vasco Champions & Record

Season	Champions	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1934-35	Athletic Club	12	9	0	3	55	17	18
1935-36	Arenas Club	10	6	3	1	18	6	15

[References: 2]

Report

The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. In the Copa Vasco, actually a Basque League rather than Cup as its’ name suggests, the Champions were Athletic Club (1934-35) and Arenas Club (1935-36).

The Basque Country in Northern Iberia (Spain) and South West France has a proven genetic link with The Welsh and Irish Celts, with geneticists proving a strong genetic link between the three races/peoples going back to the Neolithic, before farming was introduced from the Near East [References: 3]. The three languages are among the oldest in Europe, with Basque pre-dating Indo-European languages thought to have arrived in Europe with farming, and Celtic languages showing a strong link with North African branch of Afro-Asiatic languages as well as Indo-European languages, uniquely in Europe. [References: 4-5] Athletic Bilbao celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in 2018 by lighting up the famous San Mames stadium in Green on the Eve of the Day itself [Reference: 6]

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Fruugo.ie (2021) 100068720_max Sticker Sticker Adhesif Car Vinyl Flag Card Basque Country Euskadi Brand: Sarl Acacha [Internet] Available from: https://img.fruugo.com/product/0/72/100068720_max.jpg [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Bibliography

[2] Luis Javier Bravo Mayor & Jose Vicente Olmos Mico (2017) “Campeonatos Regionales Vascos 1913-1940” CIHEFE (Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadistica del Futbol Espanyol). Mantuano, Madrid. Available to buy online at: https://www.soccer-books.co.uk/acatalog/CIHEFE-Spanish-League-Histories-p1.html .

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth.

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May 25, 2021

Campeonato Mancomunado (Guipuzcoa-Navarra-La Rioja-Aragon Soccer) Champions 1931-1934

Campeonato Mancomunado Champions & Record

Season	Champions	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1931-32	Donostia	8	5	1	2	22	9	11 *
1932-33	Donostia	10	7	2	1	27	16	16
1933-34	Logrono	10	7	1	2	25	11	15

[References: 2]

Note: * Zaragoza disqualified by the Regional Federation and results expunged.

Report

The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. In the Campeonato Mancomunado (Guipuzcoa-Navarra-La Rioja-Aragon) Donostia were Champions in 1931-32 and 1932-33 followed by Logrono in 1933-34.

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Fruugo.ie (2021) 131555238_max Sticker sticker card flag region spain province navarra navarre Brand: Sarl Acacha [Internet] Available from: https://img.fruugo.com/product/8/23/131555238_max.jpg [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Bibliography

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Kincaid (nee Mulcahy).

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May 24, 2021

Campeonato de Navarra (Basque Country – Navarra Province) Champions 1928-1939

Campeonato de Navarra Champions & Record 1928-1939

Season	Champions	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1928-29	Osasuna	6	5	1	0	26	2	11
1930-31	Osasuna	10	9	1	0	44	6	19
1931-34	see Note 1
1934-36	see Note 2
1936-37	No Football League
1937-38	Alaves	12	10	1	1	33	13	21
1938-39	Osasuna	3	3	0	0	9	1	6 *

[References: 2]

Note 1: The various Basque Regions (Navarra, Vizcaya) as well as La Rioja and Aragon played in a combined Campeonato Mancomunado from 1931-32 to 1933-34.

Note 2: The Campeonato de Navarra, Campeonato de Vizcaya and Campeonato de Guipuzcoa were merged into one Basque Country Championship – the Copa Vasco from 1934-35 to 1935-36

Note 3: * There were two teams playing a full schedule in the Campeonato de Navarra in 1938-39: Osasuna and Indarra, with a third team, Seleccion Militar playing a half schedule (i.e. one game against each of the other two teams). The onset of the Spanish Civil War and the imminent start of World War 2 severely curtailed Football.

Report

The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. In the Navarra Championship, inaugurated in 1928-29 and played intermittently between then and 1938-39 when the onset of World War 2 interrupted Football, Osasuna won the most Championships with 3 titles, Alaves winning the fourth played.

References / Further Reading

Images

Bibliography

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

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Thanks to Dervla Kincaid (nee Mulcahy).

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Campeonato Vizcaya (Basque Country Soccer Championship) 1922-1940

Campeonato Vizcaya Champions & Record 1922-23 to 1939-40

Season	Champions	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1922-23	Athletic Club	10	8	1	1	33	8	17
1923-24	Athletic Club	10	8	1	1	31	6	17
1924-25	Arenas Club	10	7	1	2	24	7	15 *
1925-26	Athletic Club	10	10	0	0	37	6	20
1926-27	Arenas Club	10	7	2	1	30	13	16
1927-28	Athletic Club	10	5	4	1	33	12	14
1928-29	Athletic Club	6	5	0	1	22	8	10
1929-30	Alaves	8	6	1	1	26	14	13
1930-31	Athletic Club	8	7	1	0	38	7	15
1931-32	Athletic Club	8	7	0	1	39	12	14
1932-33	Athletic Club	8	6	2	0	33	13	14
1933-34	Athletic Club	8	7	0	1	36	8	14
1934-36	see Note 2
1936-38	No League
1938-39	Bilbao Athletic	8	7	1	0	25	6	15
1939-40	Athletic Club de Bilbao	8	7	1	0	25	4	15

[References: 2]

Note: * Arenas Club and Athletic Club finished level on Points. Arenas Club won playoff 2-1, which did not count in table.

Note 2: The Campeonato Vizcaya, Campeonato Guipuzcoa and Campeonato Navarra played a combined Copa Vasco (Basque Cup) from 1934-35 to 1935-36.

Report

The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. Unsurprisingly Athletic Club de Bilbao (Athletic Club as it was known in the early years), the original, most famous and most successful Basque Soccer team, won most of the Campeonato Vizcaya Championships – one of the Basque Provinces Leagues. Athletic Club won 11 of the 13 Championship played in this era, with their biggest rivals then Arenas Club of Ibaiondo winning the other two.

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Fruugo.ie (2021) 100068720_max Sticker Sticker Adhesif Car Vinyl Flag Card Basque Country Euskadi [Internet] Available from: https://img.fruugo.com/product/0/72/100068720_max.jpg [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Bibliography

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Kincaid (nee Mulcahy).

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May 24, 2021

Campeonato de Guipuzcoa (Basque Country – Guipuzcoa Province Soccer) Champions 1918-1940

Campeonato de Guipuzcoa Champions 1918-19 to 1939-40

Season	Champions	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1918-19	Real Sociedad	11	8	1	2	26	16	19 *
1919-20	Real Union	4	3	1	0	13	2	7 **
1920-21	Real Union	12	10	2	0	51	6	22
1921-22	Real Union	4	2	1	1	5	4	5
1922-23	Real Sociedad	4	1	2	1	4	3	4 ***
1923-24	Real Union	6	5	1	0	19	4	11
1924-25	Real Sociedad	16	13	2	1	52	10	28
1925-26	Real Union de Irun	16	13	0	3	74	21	26
1926-27	Real Sociedad	10	8	1	1	33	9	17
1927-28	Real Union de Irun	10	5	3	2	27	16	13 ****
1928-29	Real Sociedad	8	7	0	1	34	15	14
1929-30	Real Union de Irun	10	8	1	1	36	9	17
1930-31	Real Union de Irun	10	7	1	2	35	14	15
1931-34	see Note 5
1934-36	see Note 6
1936-37	No Football in Spain
1937-38	see Note 7
1938-39	Real Sociedad	10	9	0	1	47	4	18
1939-40	Zaragoza	10	9	0	1	42	11	18

[References: 2]

Note: * One match unplayed and awarded to Real Sociedad.

Note 2: ** Eibar disqualified for not showing up at Real Union. Results expunged from record.

Note 3: *** Real Sociedad and Real Union finished level on 4 Points each – Real Sociedad won Title Playoff 2-1.

Note 4: **** Teams divided into two Groups with top two in each group qualifying for Semi-Finals. Real Union de Irun, Real Sociedad and Osasuna all finished level in Group A on 4 Points each and played a Mini-League Playoff of two games each through which Real Sociedad and Real Union de Irun qualified for Semi-Finals on 3 Points each. Real Union de Irun defeated Esperanza in Semi-Finals 5-1 and 7-1 and then drew both matches with Real Sociedad in the Final 4-4 and 2-2, thus another playoff match with Real Sociedad was necessary which Real Union de Irun won 2-1.

Note 5: No Campeonato de Guipuzcoa from 1931-32 to 1933-34 with teams playing in the Campeonato Mancomunado Guipuzcoa-Navarra-La Rioja-Aragon.

Note 6: No Campeonato de Guipuzcoa from 1934-35 to 1935-36 with teams playing in the Copa Vasco (Basque Cup)

Note 7: No Campeonato de Guipuzcoa during 1937-38 with teams playing in the Torneo Brigadas de Navarra.

Report

The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. While interrupted by the Spanish Civil War between 1931-32 to 1937-38, the most successful club in the Basque Region of Guipuzcoa Championship during this era was Real Union de Irun (previously Real Union) which won 8 Guipuzcoa titles. Real Sociedad were the second best with 6 titles to their name. The only other winner of the Campeonato Guipuzcoa was non-Basque team Zaragoza who played in the league that year. [Reference: 2]

References / Further Reading

Bibliography

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Images

[6] Fruugo.ie (2021) 100068720_max Sticker Sticker Adhesif Car Vinyl Flag Card Basque Country Euskadi [Internet] Available from: https://img.fruugo.com/product/0/72/100068720_max.jpg [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Kincaid (nee Mulcahy).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 24 May 2021