1941 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).^[1]
June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.^[2]
Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.^[3]
Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.^[4]
Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.^[5]

January 11
- Gérson, Brazilian international footballer^[7]
- Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011)
January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009)
January 28 – Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018)
February 1 – Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
April 12 – Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
May 21 – Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
June 2 – Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019)
July 8 – Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra
July 10 – Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer
July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
August 2 – Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
August 20 – Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015)
August 24 – Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
September 15 – Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011)
October 9 – Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer
October 28 – David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016)
November 23 – Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager

^ "Soviet Union 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

^ "Costa Rica 1941". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

^ "Uruguay 1941 championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

^ "Chile 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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