Alexander Watson Hutton was a Scottish teacher and sportsman who is considered "The Father of Argentine football". In 1893 he founded the "Argentine Association Football League". He also founded the Buenos Aires English High School and football club Alumni, which was the most successful Argentine team with 22 titles won until its dissolution in 1911.
Photo of Watson Hutton, c. 1880.
Watson Hutton graveyard at Cementerio Británico of Buenos Aires.
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata during a Primera División match in 2014
The first football match played in Argentina, as covered by The Standard, June 1867
Team of Southern Railway Athletic Club, with Alexander Watson Hutton as one of its players, 1888
Team of Alumni (in white shirt) before playing English club Southampton in Buenos Aires, 26 June 1904. Southampton was the first foreign club to tour Argentina, then followed by several British teams
