1953 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world.

Events

• April 19 – The Netherlands plays its 200th official match in history, losing 0–2 in a friendly against neighbouring Belgium.
• May 2 – Blackpool win the FA Cup Final, their only major championship title to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3, despite the score being 1–3 with a few minutes remaining.
• November 25 – England v Hungary (1953). It was the first time England had lost at Wembley Stadium home venue to a nation outside the British Isles.
• Dynamo Dresden was founded.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina

River Plate

• Belgium

R.F.C. Liégeois

• Colombia

Millonarios FC

• Denmark

KB

Dynamo Dresden

Arsenal F.C.

• France

Stade de Reims

• Greece

Panathinaikos F.C.

• Italy

Internazionale Milano F.C.

• Ireland

Shelbourne F.C.

• Mexico

Tampico

• Netherlands

RCH

Glentoran F.C.

• Poland

Ruch Chorzów

• Portugal

Sporting

• Romania

CCA București

Rangers F.C.

• Spain

FC Barcelona

• Sweden

Malmö FF

1. FC Kaiserslautern

FC Spartak Moscow

International tournaments

• 1953 British Home Championship (October 4, 1952 – April 18, 1953)

Shared by &

• 1953 Small Club World Cup (February 11, 1953 – February 21, 1953)

• 1953 Small Club World Cup (July 11, 1953 – August 2, 1953)

• South American Championship in Peru (February 22  - April 1, 1953)

Births

• January 1 – Peter John Taylor, English footballer and manager^[1]
• January 4 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinean footballer
• January 6 – Manfred Kaltz, German footballer
• January 28 – Paul Crampton, English former footballer
• March 1 – Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese manager
• March 3 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and manager
• March 11 – László Bölöni, Romanian footballer and manager
• April 1 – Pavol Biroš, Czech footballer (died 2020)
• April 1 – Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian manager
• April 10 – Søren Busk, Danish footballer
• April 21 – Hans Verèl, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2019)
• April 28 – Brian Greenhoff, English footballer (died 2013)
• May 6 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
• May 22 – Paul Mariner, English footballer (died 2021)
• May 25 – Daniel Passarella, Argentinean footballer and manager
• May 25 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (died 1989)
• June 19 – Jan van Deinsen, Dutch footballer
• July 20 – Ladislav Jurkemik, Slovak footballer
• July 22 – René Vandereycken, Belgian footballer and manager
• July 26 – Felix Magath, German footballer and manager
• August 31 – Roger Mostyn, Welsh former professional footballer
• September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
• September 24 – Ray Fulton, English former professional footballer
• September 27 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
• October 14 – Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer (died 2012)
• October 16 – Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer and manager
• October 26 – Stuart Senior, English former footballer
• November 29 – Huub Stevens, Dutch footballer and manager
• December 4 – Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer

Notes and References

1. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/teammgr/mgr_taylorp.html England Caretaker Manager – Peter Taylor