1947 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1947 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 |
Events
Winners club national championship
England
for fuller coverage see 1946-47 in English football
- First Division: Liverpool
- Second Division: Manchester City
- Third Division: Doncaster Rovers
- Fourth Division: Cardiff City
- FA Cup: Charlton Athletic
Netherlands
- Ajax Amsterdam
Paraguay
- Olimpia Asunción
Scotland
for fuller coverage see 1946-47 in Scottish football
- League Division A: Rangers
- League Division B: Dundee
- League Division C: Stirling Albion
- Scottish Cup: Aberdeen
- Scottish League Cup: Rangers
International tournaments
- 1947 British Home Championship (28 September 1946 – 12 April 1947)
Births
- 15 January – Peter Nogly, German international Footballer
- 25 January – Tostão, Brazilian international footballer
- 20 February – Peter Osgood, English international footballer
- 24 February – Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (died 2016)
- 3 March – Óscar Tabárez, Uruguayan football player and manager
- 24 March – Archie Gemmill, Scottish international footballer
- 3 April – Ladislav Kuna, Slovak football player and manager (died 2012)
- 25 April – Johan Cruijff, Dutch international footballer and manager (died 2016)
- 8 May – Sef Vergoossen, Dutch football manager
- 3 July – Rob Rensenbrink, Dutch international footballer
- 10 August – Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (died 2016)
- 28 August – Emlyn Hughes, English international footballer
- 15 October – Laszlo Fazekas, Hungarian international footballer
- 23 October – Kazimierz Deyna, Polish international footballer (died 1989)
- 2 November – Allan Michaelsen, Danish international footballer (died 2016)
- 26 December – Dominique Baratelli, French international footballer
Deaths
May
- 8 May - Attilio Ferraris, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (43, heart attack during a friendly match between former stars in Montecatini Terme)
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