1949 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1949 throughout the world.

Events

Winners club national championship

Argentina

• Racing Club

England

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in English football

• First Division: Portsmouth
• Second Division: Fulham
• Third Division North: Hull City
• Third Division South: Swansea City
• FA Cup: Wolves

Iceland

• KR

Paraguay

• Club Guaraní

Scotland

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in Scottish football

• League Division A: Rangers
• League Division B: Raith Rovers
• League Division C: Stirling Albion
• Scottish Cup: Rangers
• Scottish League Cup: Rangers

Turkey

• Ankaragücü

West-Germany

• VfR Mannheim

International tournaments

• 1949 British Home Championship (October 9, 1948 – April 9, 1949)

 Scotland

Births

• January 27 – Per Røntved, Danish footballer
• April 16 – Claude Papi, French footballer (d. 1983)
• June 7 – Lou Macari, Scottish footballer
• September 18 – Peter Shilton, English footballer
• September 25 – Jean Petit, French footballer
• November 22 – Reiner Geye, German footballer (d. 2002)
• December 19 – Christian Dalger, French footballer

Deaths