[4] To thank this initiative, King Alfonso XIII appointed Alberto de Acha Marquis, eldest son of Juan Nicolás and Eduardo's older brother, with a marquess.
[5][6] The idea was received with enthusiasm in the Basque town, so he was immediately provided with the statutes, the shield and he was even invited to pose in the official photo alongside the Spanish champions.
However, Allende did not meet the expectations that were held of him; he soon got tired and stopped showing much interest in football, so he resigned in the fall of that same year, and Acha assumed the presidency.
[11] Having moved its headquarters to Calle Fuencarral, Athletic Club de Madrid wanted to officially establish itself and formalize its first regulations, instead of continuing to use Bilbao's.
[2] The unofficial links with Athletic Club de Bilbao (for instance, both teams switched their shirt colours to red-and-white in 1910 via a single order from England) would continue, although with different intensity, until 1923.