The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world. Events Clubs reformed in 1948 Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. CSKA Sofia Winners club national championship Argentina Independiente Austria Rapid Vienna Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Chile Audax Italiano Colombia Santa Fe Costa Rica Herediano East Germany SG Planitz England for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in English football First Division: Arsenal Second Division: Birmingham City Third Division North: Lincoln City Third Division South: Queens Park Rangers FA Cup: Manchester United France Olympique de Marseille Hong Kong Kitchee Iceland KR Italy Torino F.C. Mexico León Paraguay Olimpia Asunción Poland Cracovia Romania Divizia A: ITA Arad Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare Cupa României: ITA Arad Scotland for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in Scottish football League Division A: Hibernian League Division B: East Fife League Division C: East Stirlingshire Scottish Cup: Rangers Scottish League Cup: East Fife Spain Barcelona Sweden IFK Norrköping Switzerland AC Bellinzona Uruguay Nacional USSR CSKA Moscow Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb International tournaments 1948 British Home Championship (4 October 1947 – 10 May 1948) Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (31 July – 13 August 1948) Births 21. January – Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (died 2016) 24 January – Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (died 2013) 31 January – Volkmar Groß, German international footballer (died 2014) 24 February Luis Galvan, Argentinian international footballer Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2021) 5 March – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer (died 2011) 22 March – Bernard Dietz, German international footballer 28 March – Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (died 2010) 29 March – Roberto Abrussezze, Brazilian footballer 27 April – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian international footballer and coach 17 May – Horst Köppel, Germann international footballer and manager 1 July – Ever Hugo Almeida, Uruguayan-Paraguayan football player and manager 15 August – Patrice Rio, French footballer 2 October – Trevor Brooking, English international footballer 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014) Deaths Association football by year