1901–02 Athletic Bilbao season

The 1901–02 season was Athletic Club's 1st season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs such as Bilbao FC. Athletic also played their first match outside of the Basque Country against Club Español (now RCD Espanyol) at the Copa de la Coronación in Madrid.

Athletic Club/Club Bizcaya
1901–02 season
Athletic Bilbao team in 1902.
PresidentLuis Márquez
ManagerNo manager
StadiumHippodrome of Lamiako
Copa de la CoronaciónChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: England Walter Evans
England William Dyer
(5 goals each)
Biggest winAthletic Club 8–1 New Foot-Ball Club
Biggest defeatAthletic Club 2–3 Athletic Bilbao

Summary

Athletic Club first crest is adopted in 1902.
  • 11 June: The club's Board was then elected, with Luis Márquez being appointed the first president of the club, Francisco Íñiguez as vice-president, José María Barquín as treasurer and Enrique Goiri as its secretary, while Juan Astorquia and Alfred Mills were named the team's captain and vice-captain respectively.[1] Since the figure of coach as we know it today did not exist at the time, it was Astorquia and Mills, as captain of the clubs, who was in charge of making up the line-ups and dictating the tactics to be followed. The most logical name for a new football club founded in Bilbao (Bilbao Football Club) was already "taken", so the name they chose was Athletic Club, using the English spelling. The name is an apparent homage to the Club Atleta of the Nervión Shipyards (1889–94).[1]
  • 5 September: The Club is officially established after obtaining the permission of the Civil Government. In the infamous meeting held at Café García, 33 members signed the documents to make it official and register as a sports organization with the local council.[1] In addition to the 7 original founders of 1898, Juan Astorquia, Alejandro Acha, Luis Márquez, Fernando and Pedro Iraolagoitia, Enrique Goiri and Eduardo Montejo; that group also included the likes of Alejandro de la Sota, the Arana brothers (Amado and César), the Silba brothers (Ramón and Luis), Juan Astorquia's brother, Luis, Antonio Zubillaga, and Alfred Mills, who was the only foreign-born person among the 33 who signed the documents.[1][2]
  • 10 November: Athletic Club played its first-ever match against another club in a friendly against Bilbao FC at the Lamiako fields. It ended in a 0–0 draw.[3]
  • Mid-November: Since there were hardly any fields in Bilbao, the two sides agreed to share the Lamiako field, which they rented together.[4] Lamiako was thus the home to one of the first great rivalries in the history of Spanish football.
  • 19 January 1902: Athletic Club secured its first-ever win after beating Bilbao FC 4–2 with goals from Juan Astorquia (2), Ramón Silva and Mario Arana.[5] It was also the first time that a paid match was held in Vizcaya, since this time they charged a ticket price of 30 cents of a peseta.[3][6]
  • Early-March: The two rivals agreed to join the best players of each club to play two games against the Bordeaux-based side Burdigala. This temporary merge became known as Club Bizcaya.
  • 9 March: Bizcaya played its first match on foreign territory, winning 2–0 in Buerdos, France with goals from Ramón Silva and Walter Evans.[7]
  • 31 March: Bizcaya played the return fixture at home, the very first visit by a foreign team to Bilbao, trashing the French side with a resounding 7–0 victory with a poker from William Dyer and a hat-trick from Juan Astorquia.[8] Lamiako had its record attendance on that day, gathering a crowd of three thousand spectators, a tremendous amount at the time.[4]
  • 13 May: Athletic Club played its first competitive match in the Copa de la Coronación and also secured its first competitive victory with a 5–1 win over Club Español (now RCD Espanyol). Juan Astorquia scored the club's first competitive goal, William Dyer scored the club's first competitive penalty and Walter Evans scored the club's first competitive hat-trick.[9]
  • 14 May: Athletic Club trashes New Foot-Ball Club in the semi-finals of the Copa de la Coronación with a resounding 8–1 victory, with a poker from Bilbao FC's William Dyer, two goals from Walter Evans of Bilbao FC and a goal each from Astorquia and French Armand Cazeaux, both of Athletic.[10]
  • 15 May: Athletic Club wins its first-ever piece of silverware after a 2–1 win over FC Barcelona in the final, courtesy of Astorquia and Cazeaux. The trophy was presented by the mayor of Madrid and Bizcaya returned to Bilbao with it. Athletic still has that trophy in their trophy room at the San Mamés stadium.[11][12][13]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Alejandro Acha (First club)
GK Spain ESP Luis Arana (Bilbao FC)
DF Spain ESP Enrique Careaga (Bilbao FC)
DF Spain ESP Pedro Larrañaga (First club)
DF Spain ESP Alfred Mills (First club)
DF Spain ESP José Maria Arana (First club)
MF Spain ESP Amado Arana (First club)
MF Spain ESP Gregorio Eguren (First club)
MF Spain ESP Luis Silva (First club)
MF Spain ESP Enrique Goiri (First club)
MF Spain ESP Ricardo Ugalde (Bilbao FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW France FRA Armand Cazeaux (First club)
FW Spain ESP Mario Arana (First club)
FW Spain ESP César Arana (Never field)
FW Spain ESP Eduardo Montejo (First club)
FW Spain ESP Antonio Zubillaga (First club)
FW Spain ESP José Maria Barquín (First club)
FW Spain ESP Ramón Silva (First club)
FW Spain ESP Alejandro de la Sota (First club)
FW England ENG Walter Evans (Bilbao FC)
FW England ENG William Dyer (Bilbao FC)
FW Spain ESP Juan Astorquia (First club)

Source:[14]

Results

Athletic Club
10 November 1901 Athletic Club 0 – 0Bilbao FCLeioa, Basque Country
Report Stadium: Hippodrome of Lamiako
Note: They could not score a goal, as the players got quite confused and could not make a career.
1 December 1901 Athletic Club 1 – 1Bilbao FCLeioa, Basque Country
Juan Astorquia
A. Acha
Mills, Larrañaga
Iraolagoitia, Luis Silva, A. Arana
Astorquia, M. Arana, Sota, R. Silva, Barquín
Report Walter Evans
L. Arana
Careaga, Ugalde
J. M. Arana, J. Ansoleaga, M. Ansoleaga
Langford, Dyer, Butwell, Evans and Guinea
Stadium: Hippodrome of Lamiako
15 December 1901 Athletic Club 0 – 2Bilbao FCLeioa, Basque Country
A. Acha
Larrañaga, Mills
A. Arana, J. Eguren, L. Silva
M. Arana, R. Silva, Sota, Goiri
Report Walter Evans
L. Arana
Careaga, Rivas
P. Arana, Cockram, Ugalde
Langford, Dyer, Butwell, Evans
Stadium: Hippodrome of Lamiako
Referee: José María Barquín
19 January 1902 Athletic Club 4 – 2Bilbao FCLeioa, Basque Country
Ramón Silva 1–0'
Juan Astorquia 2–0', 4–2'
Mario Arana 3–1'
Acha
Mills, Larrañaga
L. Silva, J. Eguren, Goiri
M. Arana, R. Silva, Astorquia, Sota
Report William Dyer 2–1'
Walter Evans 3–2'
Renovales
P. Arana, Cockram
Ansoleaga, Makins
Langford, Levick, Dyer, Evans
Stadium: Hippodrome of Lamiako
Referee: José María Barquín
Club Bizcaya
9 March 1902 Burdigala 0–2 Club Bizcaya Burdeos, France
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Kuber
Boyer, Balade
Sudraud, Sarrailh, Paillre
Cornali, Cahiol, Sergenton, Giraud, Cabanol
Report Ramón Silva
Walter Evans
L. Arana
Larrañaga, Ugalde
A. Arana, Careaga, J. M. Arana
Sota, R. Silva, Dyer, Astorquia, Evans
Referee: Denis
31 March 1902 Club Bizcaya 7–0 Burdigala Hippodrome of Lamiako, Biscay
15:30 William Dyer
Juan Astorquia
L. Arana
Mills, Larrañaga
L. Silva, J. Eguren, A. Arana
Evans, R. Silva, Dyer, Astorquia, Goiri
Report

Kuhn
Ricard, Giraud
Peyre, Paillere, Mendes
Rabaud, Guillocheau, Dumas, Kraus, Sudraud
Referee: Raine
13 May 1902 1902 Copa de la Coronación quarter-finals Club Bizcaya 5–1 Club Español Hipódromo, Madrid
Juan Astorquia
Walter Evans
William Dyer -' (pen.)
L. Arana
L. Silva, JM. Arana
A. Arana, Ugalde, R. Silva
Sota, Astorquia, Dyer, Cazeaux and Evans
Report1
Report2
Ángel Ponz


Mora
Soler, Carril
Aracil, G. Galliardo, A. Galliardo
Ruiz, Ponz, Montells, Peña and Méndez
Referee: England Samuel Morris
14 May 1902 1902 Copa de la Coronación Semi-finals Club Bizcaya 8–1 New Foot-Ball Club Hipódromo, Madrid
Walter Evans
Armand Cazeaux
William Dyer
Juan Astorquia
L. Arana
L. Silva, JM. Arana
A. Arana, Ugalde, R. Silva
Sota, Astorquia, Dyer, Cazeaux and Evans
Report1
Report2
Montojo



José López Amor
Bisbal, Mira
F. Hodans, F. Salazar, F. Valcárcel
Valdeterrazo, Montojo, Vallarino, Piñano, Díaz
Referee: England Samuel Morris

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