1909 Italian Football Championship for the victory "Coppa Buni", but this title isn't currently recognized by FIGC as "scudetto". 1909 Italian Football Championship The 1909 Italian Football Championship season was won by Pro Vercelli. In this season, as in the previous one, two championships of "Prima Categoria" were played: The winner of Italian Championship was Juventus. They won as prize "Coppa Buni". The winner of Federal Championship was Pro Vercelli. They won as prize "Coppa Oberti". However, the "spurious international teams" (the clubs composed mostly of foreign players), adversing the autarchical policy of the FIF, decide to withdraw from Italian Championship in order to
John Hope (footballer) was intending to give up the game and resume working as a welder. He spent the 1975–76 season with Hartlepool United in the Fourth Division, and then moved into non-league football with Whitby Town. Hope had two sons who became professional footballers, both of whom played as defenders. Chris made more than 500 Football League appearances for Scunthorpe United and Gillingham, and Richard made more than 350, of which 135 were for Northampton Town and the remainder split between six other clubs. In middle age, Hope was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. John Hope (footballer) John William March Hope (30 March