1948 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1948 throughout the world.
Contents
Events
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Clubs reformed in 1948
Winners club national championship
Argentina
Austria
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
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
Hong Kong
Iceland
Italy
Mexico
Paraguay
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
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
USSR
Yugoslavia
International tournaments
- 1948 British Home Championship (4 October 1947 – 10 May 1948)
- Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (31 July – 13 August 1948)
Births
- 24 January – Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (died 2013)
- 31 January – Volkmar Groß, German international footballer (died 2014)
- 24 February – Luis Galvan, Argentinian international footballer
- 5 March – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer
- 22 March – Bernard Dietz, German international footballer
- 27 April – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian international footballer and coach
- 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
- 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
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