Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club
1905-06 season
PresidentAlfred Edwards
ManagerHerbert Kilpin
StadiumCampo Milan di Porta Monforte
Italian Football ChampionshipWinner
Torneo FGNIWinner
Palla DapplesWinner (3 times)
Top goalscorerLeague: Guido Pedroni (3)
All: Guido Pedroni (4)

During the 1905–06 season Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club competed in the Italian Football Championship, the FGNI Tournament and the Palla Dapples.

Summary

A Milan formation in the 1905-06 season.

The 1905–06 season began with a change of playing field, as the club moved from the Campo Acquabella to the Campo Milan in Porta Monforte. Furthermore, the presence of English players is reduced in favor of Italian athletes: the only British player left was founder Herbert Kilpin. Next to this, the activity of the cricket section ceased its operations, but despite this, the historical name of Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club was preserved.

This season, Milan won the second Italian Championship in their history, to which were added the three victories in the Palla Dapples and once again in the FGNI Tournament, two tournaments of comparable importance to that of the championship. Added to these triumphs was also the victory of the reserve team in the Seconda Categoria championship (an equivalent of the second division at the time).[1]

The season in the Italian Championship showcased the first instance of the rivalry between Milan and Juventus. The two clubs faced each other two times in the final round of the competition, sharing the stage with one win each (2-1 for Juventus in Turin and 1-0 for Milan at home). They ended the final standings on equal points, five each, thus requiring a tie-breaker to determine the winner of the competition. The first game, played in Turin, ended with a goalless draw after the extra time. The Federation decided that the repetition of the play-off would be played on a neutral pitch rather than at the Velodrome Humbert I in Turin, because Juventus had already benefited from the right to play the previous match at home, and the dispute of two consecutive home games was not allowed. The choice fell on the US Milanese pitch in via Comasina 6, in Milan.[2] This triggered the protests of Juventus management, that formally stated that this decision violated the concept of neutrality of the pitch, bringing as arguments the facts that this required a longer trip for the Turin players, and that Milan would have received a stronger support from the Milanese crowd.[3] These arguments were ignored by the Federation, which decided to keep the location of the game as defined. Juventus forfeited the game, thus giving the victory to Milan by 2-0, with the latter winning the title.

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 Netherlands NED François Menno Knoote
GK Italy ITA Gerolamo Radice
GK Italy ITA Attilio Trerè
DF Italy ITA Guido Moda
DF Italy ITA Andrea Meschia
DF Italy ITA Attilio Colombo
MF England ENG Herbert Kilpin (Captain)
MF Switzerland SUI Alfred Bosshard
MF Germany GER Hans Mayer Heuberger
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Rizzi
MF Switzerland SUI Oscar Joseph Giger
FW Italy ITA Antonio Sala
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Trerè
FW Italy ITA Umberto Malvano
FW Italy ITA Guido Pedroni
FW Italy ITA Guerriero Colombo
FW Switzerland SUI Ernst Widmer

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
GKFrançois Menno Knoote
GKAttilio TrerèSempione
MFAlfred BosshardFC St. Gallen
MFOscar Joseph GigerFC St. Gallen
FWUmberto Malvano
FWErnst WidmerFC St. Gallen
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKGiulio Cedernacareer end
GKAttilio Firpicareer end
DFHans Heinrich Sutercareer end
MFDaniele Angelonicareer end
MFLuigi Bianchicareer end

Competitions

Prima Categoria

Qualifications

7 January 1906 1 Milan 4-3 US Milanese Milan
Pedroni
Giger
Malvano
Widmer 90'
Report Boiocchi
Franziosi
Varisco
Stadium: Campo Milan di Porta Monforte
Referee: Bosisio
14 January 1906 2 US Milanese 1-2 Milan Milan
Cremonesi Report 15' Widmer
Rizzi
Stadium: Campo di Via Comasina
Referee: Suter

Final round

4 March 1906 1 Genoa 2-2 Milan Genova
Bugnion 80' 88' (pen) Report Pedroni Stadium: Campo Sportivo di Ponte Carrega
Referee: Calì
11 March 1906 2 Juventus 2-1 Milan Torino
Donna 55'
Armano 65'
Report 42' Trerè II Stadium: Velodromo Umberto I
Referee: Meazza
8 April 1906 3 Milan 2-0[4] Genoa Milan
Report Stadium: Campo Milan di Porta Monforte
Referee: Meazza
22 April 1906 4 Milan 1-0 Juventus Milan
Rizzi 30' Report Stadium: Campo Acquabella
Referee: Calì

Tie-breaker

29 April 1906 1 Juventus 0-0 (a.e.t.) Milan Torino
Report Stadium: Velodromo Umberto I
Referee: Suter
6 May 1906 Repetition Milan 2-0[5][6] Juventus Milan
Report Stadium: Campo di Via Comasina[7][8]
Referee: Suter

Torneo FGNI

Final

9 September 1906 1 Milan 5-0 Vicenza Vicenza
? Report Referee: Bosisio

Palla Dapples

Final

12 November 1905 1 Milan 2-0 Juventus Milano
? Report Stadium: Campo Acquabella
Referee: Bosisio

Final

26 November 1905 1 Milan 6-0 US Milanese Milano
Widmer 9'
Pedroni 20'
 ?
Report Stadium: Campo Acquabella
Referee: Suter

Final

10 December 1905 1 Milan 3-2 Juventus Milano
? Report Bollinger
Donna
Stadium: Campo Acquabella
Referee: Recalcati

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[9] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1906 Prima Categoria54400934121558521148+6
Torneo FGNI-110050000000110050+5
Palla Dapples-33001120000003300112+9
Total58800255412155129213010+20

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrima Categoria
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Netherlands NED François Menno Knoote 2-22-2
GK Italy ITA Attilio Trerè 6-56-6+1
GK Italy ITA Gerolamo Radice 0000
DF Italy ITA Guido Moda 4040
DF Italy ITA Attilio Colombo 3030
DF Italy ITA Andrea Meschia 2020
MF Switzerland SUI Alfred Bosshard 6060
MF England ENG Herbert Kilpin 6060
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Camperio 0000
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Rizzi 5252
MF Italy ITA Giulio Ermolli 0000
MF Switzerland SUI Oscar Joseph Giger 6161
MF Germany GER Hans Mayer Heuberger 6060
FW Italy ITA Umberto Malvano 4141
FW Switzerland SUI Ernst Widmer 5252
FW Italy ITA Guerriero Colombo 1010
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Trerè 3030
FW Italy ITA Antonio Sala 1010
FW Italy ITA Guido Pedroni 6363

See also

References

  1. "Partite ufficiali". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. "Il Milano F.B.C. campione d'Italia". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. "La protesta del F.C. Juventus". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. Milan win by forfeit of Genoa
  5. Victory automatically assigned to Milan due to Juventus' refusal to play the match. According to the Juventus management, in fact, the neutrality requirements were missing in the choice of the US Milanese pitch («1. It is not right that since it is a match to be played under equal conditions, only F.C. Juventus should have to bear the effort of the Turin-Milan journey. 2. The U.S.M. pitch is too well known to the "Milan Cricket" players. 3. It is not right that "Milan Cricket" should enjoy the moral support from the Milanese public»).
  6. "La protesta del F.C. Juventus". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. The federation decided that the repetition of the play-off would be played on a neutral pitch rather than at the Umberto I velodrome in Turin, because Juventus had already benefited from the right to play the previous match at home, and the dispute of two consecutive home games was not allowed: the choice fell on the US Milanese pitch in via Comasina 6, in Milan.
  8. "Il Milano F.B.C. campione d'Italia". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1905–06". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  10. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1905–06". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

Bibliography

  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
  • Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
  • Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.
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