1948 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world.
Events
Clubs reformed in 1948
Winners club national championship
Argentina
Austria
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
East Germany
England
for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in English football
- First Division: Arsenal
- Second Division: Birmingham City
- Third Division North: Lincoln City
- Third Division South: Queens Park Rangers
- FA Cup: Manchester United
France
Hong Kong
Iceland
Italy
Mexico
Paraguay
Poland
Romania
- Divizia A: ITA Arad
- Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare
- Cupa României: ITA Arad
Scotland
for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in Scottish football
- League Division A: Hibernian
- League Division B: East Fife
- League Division C: East Stirlingshire
- Scottish Cup: Rangers
- Scottish League Cup: East Fife
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
USSR
Yugoslavia
International tournaments
- 1948 British Home Championship (4 October 1947 – 10 May 1948)
- Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (26 July – 13 August 1948) [1]
Births
- 21. January – Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (died 2016)
- 24 January – Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (died 2013)
- 31 January – Volkmar Groß, German international footballer (died 2014)
- 20 February – Tony Ackerman, English former professional footballer[2]
- 24 February
- Luis Galvan, Argentinian international footballer
- Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2021)
- 5 March – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer (died 2011)
- 22 March – Bernard Dietz, German international footballer
- 28 March – Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (died 2010)
- 29 March – Roberto Abrussezze, Brazilian footballer
- 7 April – Pietro Anastasi, Italian footballer (died 2020)
- 12 April – Juan Álvarez, Mexican footballer (died 2025)
- 27 April – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian international footballer and coach
- 10 May – Shimon Charnuha, former Israeli footballer[3]
- 17 May – Horst Köppel, Germann international footballer and manager
- 1 July – Ever Hugo Almeida, Uruguayan-Paraguayan football player and manager
- 15 August – Patrice Rio, French footballer
- 24 August – David Mobley, English professional footballer[4]
- 30 August – Terry Bartlett, English former footballer[5]
- 17 September – Karl Alber, German former footballer and politician[6]
- 2 October – Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
- 20 November – Bob Glozier, English former footballer[7]
- 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
- 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
- 18 December – Brian Kerry, English professional footballer[8]
- 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)