Santos' historic debut in 1912

On September 15, 1912, the Santos Football Club made its historic debut, facing off against the Santos Athletic Club (known as the "Englishmen's Club") at the Velo Santista field. The game took place under a bright, sunny Sunday sky at Santos Foot-ball Club's original headquarters in Largo do Rosário.

Arnaldo Silveira, a 18-year-old left winger, scored the first goal for the young team, marking the beginning of an illustrious career that would see him play for Brazil's national team and win the 1913 Campeonato Santista. The 1912 match also set the stage for Santos's future successes, as the club wore white and blue with gold trim in their first official game.

The match, which Santos won 3-2, featured a lineup of Santos players including Sidnei, Arantes, Ernani, Oscar, Montenegro, Adolpho Millon, Hugo, Nilo, and their founder, Harold Cross. The opposing team, representing José Menino neighborhood, included Parsons, Kent, Deweck, Woodon, Seddon, Lee, Saul, De Saone, Allen, V. Cross, and Harold Cross, the latter being a founder of Santos.

The press of the time described the event as a spectacle attended by distinguished English and Brazilian families, with the match's outcome debated by spectators. Santos triumphed in the second half, with goals from Montenegro, Oscar, and Belmarço, while the English scored through Lee. The match's goalkeeper, Julien Fauvel, and the Brazilian forwards Millon and Silveira were praised for their performances.

Both players would go on to have highly successful careers with Santos, representing the club for 239 matches and scoring 126 goals.