1954 in association football

Last updated July 23, 2023

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1954 throughout the world.

Events

May 8 – The Asian Football Confederation is founded in Manila, Philippines.
June 15 – UEFA is founded in Basel, Switzerland.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

1954 British Home Championship (October 10, 1953 – April 2, 1954)

England

FIFA World Cup in Switzerland (June 16 – July 4, 1954)

Births

January 5 — Jan Everse, Dutch footballer and manager
January 20 — Daniela Sogliani
February 7 — Jimmy Bailey, Honduran international footballer
February 13 — Dominique Bathenay, French international footballer
February 19 — Sócrates, Brazilian international footballer (died 2011)
April 1 — Giancarlo Antognoni, Italian international footballer
April 14 — László Fekete, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
April 19 — Trevor Francis, English international footballer and manager
May 18 — Eric Gerets, Belgian international footballer and manager
May 12 — Wolfgang Dremmler, German international footballer
June 26 — Luis Arconada, Spanish international footballer
July 15 — Mario Kempes, Argentinian international footballer
August 18 — Jan Peters, Dutch international footballer
August 22 — Emilio Campos, Venezuelan international footballer
August 24 — Heini Otto, Dutch footballer and manager
October 30 — Ramón Maradiaga, Honduran footballer and manager
November 18 — Adrie Koster, Dutch footballer and manager
December 1 — François Van der Elst, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)

Deaths

January 31 – Vivian Woodward, English footballer (born 1879)^[1]

References

↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 9781476609522.

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[1] Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 9781476609522.

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