1947 in association football

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

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1947 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

Argentina

• River Plate

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

Hungary

• Újpest FC

Ireland

• Shelbourne

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

Sweden

• IFK Norrköping

Turkey

• Ankara Demirspor

International tournaments

• 1947 British Home Championship (September 28, 1946 – April 12, 1947)

England

Births

• January 15 – Peter Nogly, German footballer
• January 25 – Tostão, Brazilian footballer
• February 20 – Peter Osgood, English footballer
• March 24 – Archie Gemmill, Scottish footballer
• April 3 – Ladislav Kuna, Slovak football player and manager (died 2012)
• April 25 – Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer and manager
• May 8 – Sef Vergoossen, Dutch football manager
• July 3 – Rob Rensenbrink, Dutch footballer
• August 28 – Emlyn Hughes, English footballer
• October 15 – Laszlo Fazekas, Hungarian footballer
• October 23 – Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (died 1989)
• December 26 – Dominique Baratelli, French footballer