1953 in association football

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

 * 🇦🇷 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
 * USSR: FC Spartak Moscow

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)
 * Millonarios FC 🇨🇴 colombia


 * 1953 Small Club World Cup (July 11, 1953 – August 2, 1953)
 * Corinthians 🇧🇷 brazil


 * South American Championship in Peru (February 22 – April 1, 1953)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay

Births

 * January 1 – Peter John Taylor, English footballer and manager
 * January 4 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinean footballer
 * January 6 – Manfred Kaltz, German footballer
 * January 28 – Paul Crampton, English former footballer
 * 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
 * September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
 * September 24 – Ray Fulton, English former professional footballer
 * 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