 St. Andrew's shared the title with Old Caledonians | |
| Season | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April – 13 September |
| Champions | St. Andrew's Old Caledonians (1st title) |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Matches | 21 |
| Goals | 71 (3.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Frederick Archer (Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway)(7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | O. Caledonians 6–0 Belgrano F.C. |
| Biggest away win | Buenos Aires F.C. 2–6 O. Caledonians |
1893 → | |
The1891Primera División was the first ever Argentine championship, making Argentina's the oldest football league outside theUnited Kingdom.[1] This tournament was organized by theArgentine Association Football League whose president was F.L. Wooley. This league only lasted one season, so in 1892 no championship was held. In 1893 other Association with the same name would be established byAlexander Watson Hutton becoming currentArgentine Football Association.[2]
The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing the other twice. Many of the results of individual games have been lost, hence the lack of goals for and against in the table below.Hurlingham registered in the tournament but did not take part of the same.[3][4] The Hurlingham team was retired by the president of the club, John Ravenscroft, in solidarity withAlexander Watson Hutton (who had resigned as director of St. Andrew's School after they refused to include the practise of football,[5] so Alex Lamont did not call him to be part of the league).[6]
At the end of the season,St. Andrew's andOld Caledonians finished at the top position with 13 points each. They were declared joint champions, but played a playoff match to decide which team got to keep the medals, being St. Andrew's the winner.
The current Association has not included this title in their documents, except in its web page where only St. Andrew's is listed as champion.[7]
| Home \ Away | OLD | STA | BARR | BAFC | BFC | HUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Caledonians | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
| St. Andrew's | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | ||
| Buenos Aires F.C. | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 5–1 | ||
| Belgrano F.C. | 0–7 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | ||
| Hurlingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Caledonians | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 13 | Champion |
| 2 | St. Andrew's | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires F.C.[a] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Belgrano F.C.[b] | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Hurlingham[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As the Association crowned both, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians as champion, this match was held only to determine which team got to keep the medals.
| St. Andrew's | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Old Caledonians |
|---|---|---|
Moffatt | Report | E. Wilson |
