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1937 in association football

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The following are the football events of 1937 throughout the world.

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Events

  • May 2 – Puck van Heel becomes Holland's most capped player when he plays his 57th match for the Netherlands national football team against Belgium. Van Heel earned 64 caps during his career.
  • Foundation of Air Force Central F.C.
  • Sunderland AFC win the FA cup final.

    • Winners club national championship

  • Argentina: River Plate
  • Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
  • Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
  • Poland: Cracovia
  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Građanski Zagreb
  • Turkey: Fenerbahçe
  • France: Olympique de Marseille

    • International tournaments

  • 1937 British Home Championship (October 31, 1936 – April 17, 1937)
  • 1937 South American Championship (December 27, 1936 – February 1, 1937)

    • Births

  • January 1 – Vlatko Marković, Yugoslavian international footballer (died 2013)
  • March 13 – Antonio Betancort, Spanish international footballer (died 2015)
  • May 16 – Antonio Rattín, Argentine international footballer
  • June 1 – Ezio Pascutti, Italian international footballer (died 2017)
  • August 9 – Hans Nowak, German international footballer (died 2012)
  • August 19 – Richard Møller Nielsen, Danish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
  • August 22 – Gennadi Matveyev, Soviet international footballer (died 2014)
  • November 8 – Peter Brabrook, English international footballer (died 2016)
  • November 20 – Pim van de Meent, Dutch footballer and manager
  • December 6 – Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-Uruguayan footballer (died 2006)
  • December 20 – Gordon Banks, English international footballer

    • References

    1937 in association football Wikipedia
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