1948 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world.

Events

Clubs reformed in 1948

• Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.
• CSKA Sofia

Winners club national championship

Argentina

Independiente

Austria

• Rapid Vienna

Bulgaria

• CSKA Sofia

Chile

• Audax Italiano

Colombia

• Santa Fe

Costa Rica

• Herediano

East Germany

• SG Planitz

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

France

• Olympique de Marseille

Hong Kong

• Kitchee

Iceland

• KR

Italy

• Torino F.C.

Mexico

• León

Paraguay

• Olimpia Asunción

Poland

• Cracovia

Romania

• Divizia A: ITA Arad
• Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare
• Cupa României: ITA Arad

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

Spain

• Barcelona

Sweden

• IFK Norrköping

Switzerland

• AC Bellinzona

Uruguay

• Nacional

USSR

• CSKA Moscow

Yugoslavia

• Dinamo Zagreb

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
• 24 August  - David Mobley, English professional footballer
• 30 August  - Terry Bartlett, English former footballer^[4]
• 17 September  - Karl Alber, German former footballer and politician^[5]
• 2 October  - Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
• 20 November  - Bob Glozier, English former footballer
• 7 December  - Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
• 12 December  - Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
• 18 December  - Brian Kerry, English professional footballer
• 31 December  - Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)

References

1. Web site: 2020-04-17 . Football at the 1948 London Summer Games Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2023-05-12 . 17 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045808/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/FTB/ . bot: unknown .
2. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015 . 2015 . G2 Entertainment Ltd . 9781782811671.
3. Web site: Shimon Charnuha . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 28 October 2023 . en.
4. Book: Lamming. Douglas. A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. 1985. Hutton. Beverley. 0-907033-34-2. 15.
5. Web site: Karl Alber . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 5 February 2024 . en.