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.

Events

15 January – Peter Nogly, German international Footballer
25 January – Tostão, Brazilian international footballer
20 February – Peter Osgood, English international footballer (died 2006)
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 (died 2020)
10 August – Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (died 2016)
28 August – Emlyn Hughes, English international footballer (died 2004)
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

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)

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

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