1946 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1946 throughout the world.Events
League and Cup competitions resume in the United Kingdom for the first time since the start of the Second World War in 1939.
Bulgaria-International tournaments
Births
- January 26 - Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian international footballer, coach and manager
- February 2 - Gerrie Mühren, Dutch international footballer
- February 17 - Tahar Chaïbi, Tunisian international footballer
- February 22 - Kresten Bjerre, Danish international footballer
- April 3 - Pedro García Barros, Chilean footballer and manager
- May 22 - George Best, Northern Ireland international footballer
- May 29 - Héctor Yazalde, Argentinian footballer
- June 18 - Ray Treacy, Irish international footballer
- July 1 - Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager
- August 27 - Carlos Veglio, Argentine international footballer
- September 3 - Dirceu Lopes, Brazilian international footballer
- September 11 - John Roberts, Welsh international footballer
- September 18 - Joel Camargo, Brazilian international footballer
Deaths
