1953 in association football

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Years in football (soccer): 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
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Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

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.

Winners club national championship[]

  •  Argentina: River Plate
  •  Belgium: R.F.C. Liégeois
  •  Colombia: Millonarios FC
  •  Denmark: KB
  •  East Germany: Dynamo Dresden
  •  England: Arsenal F.C.
  •  France: Stade de Reims
  •  Greece: Panathinaikos F.C.
  •  Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
  •  Ireland: Shelbourne F.C.
  •  Mexico: Tampico
  •  Netherlands: RCH
  •  Northern Ireland: Glentoran F.C.
  •  Poland: Ruch Chorzów
  •  Portugal: Sporting
  •  Romania: CCA București
  •  Scotland: Rangers F.C.
  •  Spain: FC Barcelona
  •  Sweden: Malmö FF
  •  West Germany: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
  •  Soviet Union: FC Spartak Moscow

International tournaments[]

  • 1953 British Home Championship (October 4, 1952 – April 18, 1953)
Shared by  England &  Scotland
Millonarios FC  Colombia
Corinthians  Brazil

Births[]

  • January 1 – Peter John Taylor, English footballer and manager
  • January 4 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinean footballer
  • January 6 – Manfred Kaltz, German footballer
  • March 1 – Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese manager
  • March 3 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and manager
  • March 11 – László Bölöni, Romanian footballer
  • 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
  • April 28 – Brian Greenhoff, English footballer (died 2013)
  • May 6 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer
  • May 22 – Paul Mariner, English footballer
  • 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
  • July 26 – Felix Magath, German footballer and manager
  • September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
  • 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[]

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