FC Sion from locals, and played their first competitive league fixture in 1914, again a 3–2 victory, against FC Monthey. In 1919, Sion formally organised its managerial structure, with Gilliard becoming vice-president and Charles Aymon taking the presidency. From 1932, Sion played in the fourth tier of Swiss football, where they spent much of the next 20 years, briefely interrupted by promotion to the third tier in 1944, quickly followed by relegation in 1946. In 1952, Sion returned to the third tier. Five years later, Sion gained promotion again to the National League B, followed five years later by promotion to the
Gheorghe Sion elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy. In Bucharest, he founded "Revista Carpaților" in 1860 and, together with V. A. Urechia, published "Transacțiuni literare și științifice" starting in 1872. His volumes included poetry ("Ciasurile de mulțămire a lui Gheorghe Sion", 1844; "Din poeziile lui Gheorghe Sion", 1857), plays ("Influința morală", 1869; "La Plevna!", 1878; "Dramatice", 1879; "Sărutarea", 1888), a travel book ("Suvenire de călătoria în Basarabia meridională", 1857), and memoirs ("Suvenire contimpurane", 1888). Gheorghe Sion Gheorghe Sion (May 22, 1822 – October 1, 1892) was a Moldavian, later Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoirist. He was born in Mamornița