1953 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world.
Events
- April 19 – The Netherlands plays its 200th official match in history, losing 0–2 in a friendly against neighbouring Belgium.
- May 2 – Blackpool win the FA Cup Final, their only major championship title to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3, despite the score being 1–3 with a few minutes remaining.
- November 25 – England v Hungary (1953). It was the first time England had lost at Wembley Stadium home venue to a nation outside the British Isles.
- Dynamo Dresden was founded.
Winners club national championship
- : River Plate
- : R.F.C. Liégeois
- : Millonarios FC
- : KB
- : Dynamo Dresden
- : Arsenal F.C.
- : Stade de Reims
- : Panathinaikos
- : Internazionale Milano F.C.
- : Shelbourne F.C.
- : Tampico
- : RCH
- : Glentoran F.C.
- : Ruch Chorzów
- : Sporting
- : CCA București
- : Rangers F.C.
- : FC Barcelona
- : Malmö FF
- : 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- : FC Spartak Moscow
International tournaments
- 1953 British Home Championship
- 1953 Small Club World Cup
- 1953 Small Club World Cup
- South American Championship in Peru
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Births
- January 1 – Peter John Taylor, English footballer and manager
- January 4 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinean footballer
- January 6 – Manfred Kaltz, German footballer
- January 28 – Paul Crampton, English former footballer
- March 1 – Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese manager
- March 3 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and manager
- March 11 – László Bölöni, Romanian footballer and manager
- April 1 – Pavol Biroš, Czech footballer
- April 1 – Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian manager
- April 10 – Søren Busk, Danish footballer
- April 21 – Hans Verèl, Dutch footballer and manager
- April 28 – Brian Greenhoff, English footballer
- May 6 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
- May 22 – Paul Mariner, English footballer
- May 25 – Daniel Passarella, Argentinean footballer and manager
- May 25 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer
- June 19 – Jan van Deinsen, Dutch footballer
- July 20 – Ladislav Jurkemik, Slovak footballer
- July 22 – René Vandereycken, Belgian footballer and manager
- July 26 – Felix Magath, German footballer and manager
- August 31 – Roger Mostyn, Welsh former professional footballer
- September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer
- September 24 – Ray Fulton, English former professional footballer
- September 27 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
- October 14 – Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer
- October 16 – Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer and manager
- October 26 – Stuart Senior, English former footballer
- November 29 – Huub Stevens, Dutch footballer and manager
- December 4 – Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer