1949 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1949 throughout the world.Events
- Racing Club
- Austria Vienna
- Universidad Católica
- Millonarios
- Alajuelense
- Al Ahly
for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in English football
for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in Scottish football
- League Division A: Rangers
- League Division B: Raith Rovers
- League Division C: Stirling Albion
- Scottish Cup: Rangers
- Scottish League Cup: Rangers
- U.D. Las Palmas
- FC Lugano
- Ankaragücü
- Peñarol
- Dynamo Moscow
- VfR Mannheim
International tournaments
- 1949 British Home Championship
- 1949 South American Championship
Births
- January 4 - Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
- January 27 - Per Røntved, Danish international footballer
- April 16 - Claude Papi, French international footballer
- June 7 - Lou Macari, Scottish international footballer
- August 26 - Alberto Cardaccio, Uruguayan international footballer
- September 18 - Peter Shilton, English international footballer
- September 25 - Jean Petit, French international footballer
- November 11 - Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer
- November 22 - Reiner Geye, German international footballer
- December 19 - Christian Dalger, French international footballer
Deaths