1955 in association football

1955 in association football

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c=20th Century
cf=21st Century

yp1=1952
yp2=1953
yp3=1954
year=1955
ya1=1956
ya2=1957
ya3=1958
dp3=1920s
dp2=1930s
dp1=1940s
d=1950s
dn1=1960s
dn2=1970s
dn3=1980s

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1955 throughout the world.

Events

*March 13 – For the first time in history of Dutch football the professionals are allowed to play for the Netherlands national football team. Against Denmark, Faas Wilkes plays his first international match for the Dutch in six years, after signing in Italy in 1949.
*England - FA Cup: Newcastle United win 3-1 over Manchester City
*September 21 – Dutch club PSV Eindhoven makes its European debut with a defeat (6-1) against Austria's Rapid Wien in the first round of the European Cup.

Winners club national championship

* Argentina
** Primera – River Plate
*England – "For fuller coverage, see 1954-55 in English football."
**Division 1 – Chelsea
**FA Cup – Newcastle
* Iceland
** 1. Deild – KR
*Italy
**Serie A – A.C. Milan
*Spain
**La Liga – Real Madrid
**Copa del Rey – Athletic Bilbao
*West-Germany
**League – Rot-Weiß Essen

International tournaments

*1955 British Home Championship (October 2, 1954 – April 20, 1955)::fb|ENG

* Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico (March 13 – April 22, 1955):* Gold Medal: fb|ARG:* Silver Medal: fb|MEX:* Bronze Medal: fb|ANT

Births

* February 8 — Bruno Pezzey, Austrian footballer
* February 15 — Ordan Aguirre, Venezuelan footballer
* March 13 — Bruno Conti, Italian footballer
* May 1 — Bobby Lenarduzzi, Canadian footballer
* June 21 — Michel Platini, French footballer
* June 28 — Heribert Weber, Austrian footballer
* August 8 — Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer
* September 22 — Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer
* October 12 — Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer
* November 28 — Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer
* December 24 — Cees Schapendonk, Dutch footballer

Deaths


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