1953 in association football

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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

International tournaments

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

Shared by

England &

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)
1. Paraguay
2. Brazil
3. Uruguay

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^[2]
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^[3]
September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
September 24 – Ray Fulton, English former professional footballer^[4]
September 27 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
October 14 – Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer (died 2012)
October 16 – Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer and manager
November 29 – Huub Stevens, Dutch footballer and manager
December 4 – Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer

Deaths

References

^ England Caretaker Manager – Peter Taylor. Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ "Paul Crampton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Roger Mostyn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Ray Fulton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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