1941 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

Events

January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).^[1]
June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.^[2]
Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.^[3]
Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.^[4]
Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.^[5]

No competition^[6]

January 11
- Gérson, Brazilian international footballer^[7]
- Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011)
January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009)
January 28 - Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018)
February 1 - Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
March 2 - Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
April 12 - Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
May 21 - Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
June 2 - Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019)
July 8 - Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra
July 10 - Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
July 22 - Harry Bähre, German footballer
July 26 - Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
August 2 - Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
August 20 - Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015)
August 24 - Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
September 15 - Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011)
October 9 - Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer
October 28 - David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016)
November 23 - Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager

Web site: Austria 1940/41. RSSSF. 23 August 2012.
Web site: Soviet Union 1941. RSSSF. 23 August 2012.
Web site: Costa Rica 1941 . . 23 August 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026095858/https://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos41.html . 26 October 2012 .
Web site: Uruguay 1941 championship. RSSSF. 23 August 2012.
Web site: Chile 1941. RSSSF. 23 August 2012.
Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
Book: Garry Jenkins. Pedro Redig. The Beautiful Team: In Search of Pelé and the 1970 Brazilians. 1998. Simon & Schuster. 978-0-684-81955-6. 8.