The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1939 throughout the world.
Events
Many football leagues throughout Europe are suspended or abandoned following the start of the Second World War. [1] [2]
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Independiente
- France: FC Sète
- Germany: FC Schalke 04
- Hungary: Újpest FC
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Bologna F.C.
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland - not finished due to Second World War. As for August 31, 1939, the leading team was Ruch Chorzów
- Romania: Venus București
- Scotland:
- Soviet Union: see 1939 in Soviet football
International tournaments
- 1939 British Home Championship (October 8, 1938 – April 15, 1939)
- 1939 South American Championship (January 15, 1939 – February 12, 1939)
Movies
Births
- January 6: Valeri Lobanovsky, Soviet/Ukrainian international footballer and coach (died 2002)
- January 25: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (died 1984)
- January 29: Peter Laverick, English professional footballer (died 2013) [4]
- January 30: Jovan Miladinović, Serbian footballer (died 1982)
- February 3: Dezső Novák, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
- February 10: Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (died 2010)
- February 12: Walter Glechner, Austrian international footballer (died 2015)
- February 22: Leif Iwarsson, Swedish footballer [5]
- February 27: José Cardona, Honduran international footballer (died 2013)
- March 8: Paride Tumburus, Italian international footballer (died 2015)
- March 17: Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian international footballer and coach
- March 31: Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer
- April 23: Fritz Pott, German international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- April 25
- Ahmad Basri Akil, Malaysian football manager (died 2008)
- Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian international footballer (died 2021)
- April 30: Tony Bratley, English retired professional footballer [6]
- June 23: Syed Shahid Hakim, Indian former Olympic footballer and manager (died 2021)
- June 24: John Burnett, English professional footballer (died 2021) [7]
- June 27: Ilija Dimovski, Macedonian footballer and manager
- July 1: Graham Beighton, English former professional footballer [8]
- July 3: Brian Bades, English footballer
- July 4: Kim Bong-hwan, North Korean footballer
- July 7: Armand Sahadewsing, Surinamese football player and manager
- July 10: Reg Stratton, English footballer (died 2018)
- July 11: Mick Brown, England football scout
- July 13: John Danielsen, Danish midfielder
- July 18: Eduard Mudrik, Soviet Russian international footballer (died 2017)
- July 21
- Helmut Haller, German international footballer (died 2012)
- Bogusław Hajdas, Polish footballer, coach
- August 7: Willie Penman, Scottish footballer (died 2017)
- September 7: Clive Bircham, English professional footballer (died 2020) [9]
- October 14: Ramón Barreto, Uruguayan football referee (died 2015)
- October 27: Marino Perani, Italian international footballer (died 2017)
- November 3: Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch international footballer (died 2020)
- December 26: Malcolm Bogie, Scottish professional footballer [10]
Deaths
- February 13 - Caius Welcker, Dutch international footballer (born 1885)
- March 29 – Fausto dos Santos, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and active player of Flamengo . (34 ; tuberculosis)
- October 20 - Otto Siffling, German international footballer (born 1912)
References
- ^ Hawkins, Billy (2020-03-28). "Liverpool win title and monkey testicle injections: When WWII cancelled football". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Taylor, Matthew (2015). "The People's Game and the People's War: Football, Class and Nation in Wartime Britain, 1939-1945". Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung. 40 (4 (154)): 270–297. ISSN 0172-6404. JSTOR 24583257.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Peter Laverick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Leif Iwarsson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 28. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Graham Beighton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Clive Bircham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Malcolm Bogie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1939 throughout the world.
Events
Many football leagues throughout Europe are suspended or abandoned following the start of the Second World War. [1] [2]
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Independiente
- France: FC Sète
- Germany: FC Schalke 04
- Hungary: Újpest FC
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Bologna F.C.
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland - not finished due to Second World War. As for August 31, 1939, the leading team was Ruch Chorzów
- Romania: Venus București
- Scotland:
- Soviet Union: see 1939 in Soviet football
International tournaments
- 1939 British Home Championship (October 8, 1938 – April 15, 1939)
- 1939 South American Championship (January 15, 1939 – February 12, 1939)
Movies
Births
- January 6: Valeri Lobanovsky, Soviet/Ukrainian international footballer and coach (died 2002)
- January 25: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (died 1984)
- January 29: Peter Laverick, English professional footballer (died 2013) [4]
- January 30: Jovan Miladinović, Serbian footballer (died 1982)
- February 3: Dezső Novák, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
- February 10: Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (died 2010)
- February 12: Walter Glechner, Austrian international footballer (died 2015)
- February 22: Leif Iwarsson, Swedish footballer [5]
- February 27: José Cardona, Honduran international footballer (died 2013)
- March 8: Paride Tumburus, Italian international footballer (died 2015)
- March 17: Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian international footballer and coach
- March 31: Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer
- April 23: Fritz Pott, German international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- April 25
- Ahmad Basri Akil, Malaysian football manager (died 2008)
- Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian international footballer (died 2021)
- April 30: Tony Bratley, English retired professional footballer [6]
- June 23: Syed Shahid Hakim, Indian former Olympic footballer and manager (died 2021)
- June 24: John Burnett, English professional footballer (died 2021) [7]
- June 27: Ilija Dimovski, Macedonian footballer and manager
- July 1: Graham Beighton, English former professional footballer [8]
- July 3: Brian Bades, English footballer
- July 4: Kim Bong-hwan, North Korean footballer
- July 7: Armand Sahadewsing, Surinamese football player and manager
- July 10: Reg Stratton, English footballer (died 2018)
- July 11: Mick Brown, England football scout
- July 13: John Danielsen, Danish midfielder
- July 18: Eduard Mudrik, Soviet Russian international footballer (died 2017)
- July 21
- Helmut Haller, German international footballer (died 2012)
- Bogusław Hajdas, Polish footballer, coach
- August 7: Willie Penman, Scottish footballer (died 2017)
- September 7: Clive Bircham, English professional footballer (died 2020) [9]
- October 14: Ramón Barreto, Uruguayan football referee (died 2015)
- October 27: Marino Perani, Italian international footballer (died 2017)
- November 3: Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch international footballer (died 2020)
- December 26: Malcolm Bogie, Scottish professional footballer [10]
Deaths
- February 13 - Caius Welcker, Dutch international footballer (born 1885)
- March 29 – Fausto dos Santos, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and active player of Flamengo . (34 ; tuberculosis)
- October 20 - Otto Siffling, German international footballer (born 1912)
References
- ^ Hawkins, Billy (2020-03-28). "Liverpool win title and monkey testicle injections: When WWII cancelled football". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Taylor, Matthew (2015). "The People's Game and the People's War: Football, Class and Nation in Wartime Britain, 1939-1945". Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung. 40 (4 (154)): 270–297. ISSN 0172-6404. JSTOR 24583257.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Peter Laverick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Leif Iwarsson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 28. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Graham Beighton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Clive Bircham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Malcolm Bogie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 February 2017.