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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1947 throughout the world.

[edit] Events

[edit] Winners club national championship

[edit] Argentina

• River Plate

[edit] England

for fuller coverage see 1946-47 in English football

• First Division: Liverpool
• Second Division: Manchester City
• Third Division: Doncaster Rovers
• Fourth Division: Cardiff City
• FA Cup: Charlton Athletic

[edit] Hungary

• Újpest FC

[edit] Ireland

• Shelbourne

[edit] Netherlands

• Ajax Amsterdam

[edit] Paraguay

• Olimpia Asunción

[edit] Scotland

for fuller coverage see 1946-47 in Scottish football

• League Division A: Rangers
• League Division B: Dundee
• League Division C: Stirling Albion
• Scottish Cup: Aberdeen
• Scottish League Cup: Rangers

[edit] Sweden

• IFK Norrköping

[edit] Turkey

• Ankara Demirspor

[edit] International tournaments

• 1947 British Home Championship (September 28, 1946 – April 12, 1947)

 England

[edit] Births

• January 15 – Peter Nogly, German footballer
• January 25 – Tostão, Brazilian footballer
• February 20 – Peter Osgood, English footballer
• March 24 – Archie Gemmill, Scottish footballer
• April 25 – Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer and manager
• May 8 – Sef Vergoossen, Dutch football manager
• July 3 – Rob Rensenbrink, Dutch footballer
• August 28 – Emlyn Hughes, English footballer
• October 15 – Laszlo Fazekas, Hungarian footballer
• October 23 – Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (died 1989)
• December 26 – Dominique Baratelli, French footballer

[edit] Deaths