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.