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Alexander Watson Hutton (10 June 1853 – 9 March 1936) was a Scottish teacher and sportsman who is considered "The Father of Argentine football". [1] [2] In 1893 he founded the "Argentine Association Football League" (current Argentine Football Association).
1893 in Argentine football saw the first league tournament organized by current Argentine Football Association. This league had been established by Alexander Watson Hutton, [1] considered "the father" of Argentine football. Lomas Athletic Club won its first title.
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The history of the Argentina national football team begins with their first official match, played on 20 July 1902 against Uruguay, a 6–0 win in Paso del Molino, Montevideo.
The 1893 Primera División was the 2nd season in top-flight football in Argentina and the first organized by current Argentine Football Association, established that same year by Alexander Watson Hutton, [ 1] considered "the father" of Argentine football.
Jan 10, 2023 · BAEHS were founder members of the second and more enduring version of the Argentine Association Football League (AAFL) established in 1893 by Watson Hutton, prompting contemporary Argentine sportswriter Félix Frascara to describe him as the ‘Father of Argentine Football.’
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1893 in Argentine football saw the first league tournament organized by current Argentine Football Association. This league had been established by Alexander Watson Hutton, considered the father of Argentine football.
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The Argentine Association Football League (later renamed Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, either way abbreviated to AFA) was founded by British ex-pats in Buenos Aires in 1893 and is South America’s oldest football association—the oldest in the world outside the British Isles.
