1948 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world.
Events[edit]
Clubs reformed in 1948[edit]
Winners club national championship[edit]
Argentina[edit]
Austria[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
Chile[edit]
Colombia[edit]
Costa Rica[edit]
East Germany[edit]
England[edit]
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[edit]
Hong Kong[edit]
Iceland[edit]
Italy[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Paraguay[edit]
Poland[edit]
Romania[edit]
- Divizia A: ITA Arad
- Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare
- Cupa României: ITA Arad
Scotland[edit]
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[edit]
Sweden[edit]
Switzerland[edit]
Uruguay[edit]
USSR[edit]
Yugoslavia[edit]
International tournaments[edit]
- 1948 British Home Championship (4 October 1947 – 10 May 1948)
- Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (26 July – 13 August 1948) [1]
Births[edit]
- 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
- 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
- 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
- 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
- 18 December – Brian Kerry, English professional footballer[7]
- 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
Deaths[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Football at the 1948 London Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
- ^ "Shimon Charnuha". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "David Mobley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 15. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Karl Alber". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Brian Kerry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 January 2024.