British football clubs tours over South America contributed to the spread and develop of football in the region during the first years of the 20th century. The first club to tour on the region was Sou
Southampton, the first British club to arrive, in 1904
Nottingham Forest team that played in Rosario, 16 June 1905
The South Africa team of 1906
South Africa playing Alumni in Buenos Aires, 1906
Alumni Athletic Club
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Alumni Athletic Club, or simply Alumni, was an Argentine football team active during the first years of the sport in that country. Although officially founded in 1898, the team had been formed in 1893
British football clubs tours to South America
…of British citizens that had arrived to work for British companies (mostly in railway construction). CURCC (in Uruguay), Belgrano A.C., Rosario A.C., Alumni and Quilmes (in Argentina) are some examples of clubs established by British immigrants to South America. Football had been introduced many years ago…
Alexander Watson Hutton, founder of Alumni and considered "the father" of Argentine football
Buenos Aires English High School team, circa 1899
The team of 1903, champions
Alumni won a total of four championships in 1906