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href="/wiki/1949_in_association_football" title="1949 in association football">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_association_football" title="1950 in association football">1950</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1951</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_association_football" title="1952 in association football">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_association_football" title="1953 in association football">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_association_football" title="1954 in association football">1954</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_by_year" title="Category:Association football by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/1951_in_sports" title="1951 in sports">1951 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_American_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in American football (page does not exist)">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_aquatic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_the_sport_of_athletics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in the sport of athletics (page does not exist)">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_Australian_rules_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_badminton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_basketball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in basketball (page does not exist)">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Canadian_football" title="1951 in Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_chess&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in chess (page does not exist)">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_sport_climbing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_combat_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_sumo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in sumo (page does not exist)">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1950%E2%80%9351" title="International cricket in 1950–51">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1951" title="International cricket in 1951">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1951%E2%80%9352" title="International cricket in 1951–52">1951–52</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_cycling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in cycling (page does not exist)">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_dance_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in dance sports (page does not exist)">Dance sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_darts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in darts (page does not exist)">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_equestrianism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in equestrianism (page does not exist)">Equestrianism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_esports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in esports (page does not exist)">Esports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_field_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in field hockey (page does not exist)">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_flying_disc_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in flying disc sports (page does not exist)">Flying disc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_golf&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in golf (page does not exist)">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_gymnastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in gymnastics (page does not exist)">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_handball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in handball (page does not exist)">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_ice_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in ice hockey (page does not exist)">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_ice_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in ice sports (page does not exist)">Ice sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_korfball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in korfball (page does not exist)">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_lumberjack_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in lumberjack sports (page does not exist)">Lumberjack sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_mind_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in mind sports (page does not exist)">Mind sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_modern_pentathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in modern pentathlon (page does not exist)">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_motorsport" title="1951 in motorsport">Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_orienteering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in orienteering (page does not exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_paralympic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in paralympic sports (page does not exist)">Paralympic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_precision_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in precision sports (page does not exist)">Precision sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_shooting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in shooting (page does not exist)">Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_racquetball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in racquetball (page does not exist)">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_roller_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in roller sports (page does not exist)">Roller sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_sailing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in sailing (page does not exist)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_skiing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in skiing (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in speedway (page does not exist)">Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_rugby_league_in_1951&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International rugby league in 1951 (page does not exist)">Rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_rugby_union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in rugby union (page does not exist)">Rugby union</a></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950%E2%80%9351_snooker_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950–51 snooker season (page does not exist)">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951%E2%80%9352_snooker_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951–52 snooker season (page does not exist)">1951–52</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_strength_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in strength sports (page does not exist)">Strength sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_weightlifting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in weightlifting (page does not exist)">Weightlifting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_squash_sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in squash sport (page does not exist)">Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_table_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in table tennis (page does not exist)">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in tennis (page does not exist)">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_triathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in triathlon (page does not exist)">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_volleyball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in volleyball (page does not exist)">Volleyball</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The following are the <b><a href="/wiki/Football_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">football (soccer)</a></b> events of the year <b>1951</b> throughout the world. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_(10870171575).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg/220px-Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg/330px-Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg/440px-Merthyr_v_Ipswich_football_match_%2810870171575%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="442" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_FA_Cup" title="1951–52 FA Cup">1951–52 FA Cup</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Wales">Welsh</a> club <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil_F.C." title="Merthyr Tydfil F.C.">Merthyr</a> and <a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in England">England</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town_F.C." title="Ipswich Town F.C.">Ipswich</a></figcaption></figure><p><a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_clubs_established_in_1951" title="Category:Association football clubs established in 1951">Category:Association football clubs established in 1951</a> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_club_national_championship">Winners club national championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Winners club national championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>: <a href="/wiki/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda" title="Racing Club de Avellaneda">Racing Club</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur F.C.</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>: <a href="/wiki/OGC_Nice" title="OGC Nice">OGC Nice</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>: <a href="/wiki/A.C._Milan" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Milan">A.C. Milan</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>: <a href="/wiki/PSV_Eindhoven" title="PSV Eindhoven">PSV Eindhoven</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>: <a href="/wiki/FC_Steaua_Bucure%C8%99ti" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Steaua București">CCA București</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>: <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Madrid" title="Atlético Madrid">Atlético Madrid</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>: <a href="/wiki/1._FC_Kaiserslautern" title="1. FC Kaiserslautern">1. FC Kaiserslautern</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_tournaments">International tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: International tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1951_Pan_American_Games" title="Football at the 1951 Pan American Games">Pan American Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a>, Argentina (25 February – 8 March 1951) <ul><li>Gold Medal: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a></span></li> <li>Silver Medal: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica national football team">Costa Rica</a></span></li> <li>Bronze Medal: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chile_national_football_team" title="Chile national football team">Chile</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1951_Asian_Games" title="Football at the 1951 Asian Games">1951 Asian Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, India (5 – 10 March 1951) <ul><li><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span>: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team">India</a></span></li> <li><span data-sort-value="02 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="2nd place, silver medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span>: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg/23px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg/35px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg/46px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team">Iran</a></span></li> <li><span data-sort-value="03 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="3rd place, bronze medalist(s)" 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title="Jim Holton">Jim Holton</a>, Scottish international footballer (died 1993)</li> <li>2 June – <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Ben%C3%ADtez_(footballer,_born_1951)" title="Antonio Benítez (footballer, born 1951)">Antonio Benítez</a>, Spanish international footballer (died 2014)</li> <li>21 September – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Arena" title="Bruce Arena">Bruce Arena</a>, American soccer player and coach.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>23 September – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Lubse" title="Harry Lubse">Harry Lubse</a>, Dutch international footballer</li> <li>12 October – <a href="/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Hal%C3%A1sz" title="István Halász">István Halász</a>, Hungarian international footballer (died 2016)</li> <li>3 November – <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bracci" title="François Bracci">François Bracci</a>, French international footballer</li> <li>9 December – <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Dropsy" title="Dominique Dropsy">Dominique Dropsy</a>, French international footballer (died 2015)</li> <li>17 December – <a href="/wiki/Jed_Reilly" title="Jed Reilly">Jed Reilly</a>, Scottish former footballer<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Verweij">Ben Verweij</a> (55), Dutch footballer (born 1895)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>13 November – <a href="/wiki/Walter_de_Souza_Goulart" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter de Souza Goulart">Walter de Souza Goulart</a>, Brazilian goalkeeper, semi-finalist at the <a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938 FIFA World Cup</a> (born 1912)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reference">Reference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_association_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Reference"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/1926_in_association_football" title="1926 in association football">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_association_football" title="1927 in association football">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_association_football" title="1928 in association football">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_association_football" title="1929 in association football">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_association_football" title="1930 in association football">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_association_football" title="1931 in association football">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_association_football" title="1932 in association football">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_association_football" title="1933 in association football">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_association_football" title="1934 in association football">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_association_football" title="1935 in association football">1935</a></li> <li><a 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title="1956 in association football">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_association_football" title="1957 in association football">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_association_football" title="1958 in association football">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_association_football" title="1959 in association football">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_association_football" title="1960 in association football">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_association_football" title="1961 in association football">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_association_football" title="1962 in association football">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_association_football" title="1963 in association football">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_association_football" title="1964 in association football">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_association_football" title="1965 in association football">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_association_football" title="1966 in association football">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_association_football" title="1967 in association football">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_association_football" title="1968 in association football">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_association_football" title="1969 in association football">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_association_football" title="1970 in association football">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_association_football" title="1971 in association football">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_association_football" title="1972 in association football">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_association_football" title="1973 in association football">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_association_football" title="1974 in association football">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_association_football" title="1975 in association football">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_association_football" title="1976 in association football">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_association_football" title="1977 in association football">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_association_football" title="1978 in association football">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_association_football" title="1979 in association football">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_association_football" title="1980 in association football">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_association_football" title="1981 in association football">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_association_football" title="1982 in association football">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_association_football" title="1983 in association football">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_association_football" title="1984 in association football">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_association_football" title="1985 in association football">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_association_football" title="1986 in association football">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_association_football" title="1987 in association football">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_association_football" title="1988 in association football">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_association_football" title="1989 in association football">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_association_football" title="1990 in association football">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_association_football" title="1991 in association football">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_association_football" title="1992 in association football">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_association_football" title="1993 in association football">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_association_football" title="1994 in association football">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_association_football" title="1995 in association football">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_association_football" 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title="2006 in association football">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_association_football" title="2007 in association football">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_association_football" title="2008 in association football">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_association_football" title="2009 in association football">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_association_football" title="2010 in association football">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_association_football" title="2011 in association football">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_association_football" title="2012 in association football">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_association_football" title="2013 in association football">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_association_football" title="2014 in association football">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_association_football" title="2015 in association football">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_association_football" 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