Events
*January 19 – Austria Vienna, FK Austria Wien defeat LASK, LASK Linz 21–0 in the 1940–41 Gauliga Ostmark, Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian First Division). *June 24 – The 1941 Soviet Top League, USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the Operation Barbarossa, German invasion of the USSR. *L.D. Alajuelense, Alajuelense win the Costa Rican Primera División, Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0. *Club Nacional de Football, Nacional win the 1941 Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0. *Two matches are not played in the final round of the 1941 Primera División de Chile, Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus C.D. Green Cross, Green Cross.Winners club national championship
* Argentina: Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate * Austria (Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Vienna * Chile: Colo-Colo * Costa Rica: L.D. Alajuelense, Alajuelense * Croatia: Hajduk Split * Iceland: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR * Italy: Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna * Mexico: Atlante F.C., Atlante * Scotland: **Scottish Cup: No competition * Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War) * Switzerland: FC Lugano, Lugano * Romania: Unirea Tricolor București * Turkey: Gençlerbirliği S.K., Gençlerbirliği * Uruguay: Club Nacional de Football, NacionalBirths
* January 11 ** Gérson, Brazilian international footballer ** Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011) * January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009) * January 28 – Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018) * February 1 – Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016) * March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999) * April 12 – Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993) * May 21 – Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016) * June 2 – Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019) * July 8 – Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra * July 10 – Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998) * July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer * July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002) * August 2 – Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016) * August 20 – Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015) * August 24 – Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017) * September 15 – Flórián Albert Sr., Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011) * October 9 – Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer * October 28 – David Sloan (footballer), David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016) * November 23 – Alan Mullery, English international footballer and managerReferences
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