1948 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world.
Events
Clubs reformed in 1948
Winners club national championship
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
- Divizia A: ITA Arad
- Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare
- Cupa României: ITA Arad
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
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
- 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
- 30 August – Terry Bartlett, English former footballer[4]
- 2 October – Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
- 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
- 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
- 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
Deaths
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 15. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.