Fermín Lomba

Fermín Amadeo Agustín Lomba de la Pedraja (7 July 1877 – 20 April 1946) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder and forward for Catalá FC and Hispania AC in 1900 and 1901, helping the later club became the first-ever to win an official title in Spanish football, the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the very first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula.

His older brother José was also a footballer.

Early life Fermín Lomba was born on 7 July 1877 in Marina de Cudeyo, Cantabria, as the child of José Ramón Lomba de los Cuetos (1830–1891) and Amanda de la Pedraja Cuesta (1840–1928). He was the fifth of seven children, including José (1868–1951). They might even have belonged to the group of football enthusiasts led by Jaime Vila that formed the club in a meeting held at the Tolosa gym, although this assumption remains unconfirmed. Two weeks later, however, on 11 February, Català once again combined forces with a neighboring team, this time Escocès FC, to play against FC Barcelona, and despite the inclusion of six players from Escocès, José was still selected This growing dissatisfaction within the club caused him to join the group of dissent Català players who left the club to form a new one, Team Rojo, which later became Hispania AC. At the beginning of October 1900, the players of Team Rojo decided to legally establish themselves as a company, under the name of Hispania Athletic Club, and the board of directors was subsequently elected, with Lomba being named the club's vice-president.

Two months later, Hispania AC organized the first edition of the Copa Macaya in 1901, which was the first football championship played on the Iberian Peninsula, and the forerunner for the Catalan championship which began in 1903. Together with Green, Soley, and the Morris brothers (Samuel and Enrique), Lomba was part of the Hispania team that become the very first Spanish club to win an official title, being a solid physical presence in the midfield and starting in the decisive match against Barça on 14 April 1901, in which he played a crucial role in helping his side held a 1–1 draw. Lomba even scored once to help his side to a 14–0 trashing of Tarragona.

Personal life Lomba married Carmen Veglison Eizaguirre on 12 October 1901.

Death Lomba died in Madrid on 20 April 1946, at the age of 68.

Honours Hispania AC Copa Macaya: Champions: 1900–01