- Ralph Kirby
Football player infobox
playername= Ralph Kirby
fullname = Ralph Kirby
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = unknown
countryofbirth =England
manageryears = 192x-2x
1925-26
1930-xx
managerclubs =CE Europa FC Barcelona CE Europa |Ralph Kirby is a former English football manager who coached both
CE Europa andFC Barcelona during the 1920s. In 1923 he guided Europa to theCampionat de Catalunya . After finishing level on points with FC Barcelona, Europa then beat them 1-0 in a title play-off. They then represented Catalonia in theCopa del Rey and after defeatingSevilla FC andSporting Gijon in earlier rounds, they lost 1-0 toAthletic Bilbao in the final at the "Les Corts".Kirby was subsequently appointed coach of
FC Barcelona in 1925. His first game in charge was a 2-0 win in a friendly againstFirst Vienna FC on Christmas Day 1925. He remained in charge for 39 games and in 1926 led a team includingPaulino Alcántara , Sagibarbá,Josep Samitier andFranz Platko to aChampionat de Catalunya /Copa del Rey double. In the quarter-finals of theCopa del Rey they beatReal Madrid 8-1 on aggregate and then beatAthletic Madrid 3-2 in the final.Kirby later rejoined
CE Europa and coached them inLa Liga during the 1930-31 season. However they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.Honours
CE Europa
*
Copa del Rey
** "Runners-Up" 1922-23
*Championat de Catalunya : 1
**1922-23FC Barcelona
*
Copa del Rey : 1
**1925-26
*Championat de Catalunya : 1
**1925-26
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