1939 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1939 throughout the world.
Events
Many football leagues throughout Europe are suspended or abandoned following the start of the Second World War.
Winners club national championship
International tournaments
- 1939 British Home Championship (October 8, 1938 – April 15, 1939)
- Shared by England, Wales and Scotland
Movies
Births
- January 6: Valeri Lobanovsky, Soviet/Ukrainian international footballer and coach (died 2002)
- February 3: Dezső Novák, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
- February 12: Walter Glechner, Austrian international footballer (died 2015)
- March 17: Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian international footballer and coach
- April 23: Fritz Pott, German international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- April 25: Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian international footballer
- July 21: Helmut Haller, German international footballer (died 2012)
- October 14: Ramón Barreto, Uruguayan football referee (died 2015)
- October 27: Marino Perani, Italian international footballer
- November 3: Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch international footballer
Deaths
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