1951 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1951 throughout the world.Events
- : Racing Club
- : Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
- : OGC Nice
- : A.C. Milan
- : PSV Eindhoven
- : Atlético Madrid
- : 1. FC Kaiserslautern
International tournaments
- Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- * Gold Medal:
- * Silver Medal:
- * Bronze Medal:
- 1951 British Home Championship
Births
- 18. January - Renato Zaccarelli, Italian international footballer and manager
- 14 February - Kevin Keegan, English international footballer and manager
- 21 February - Wolfgang Frank, German footballer and manager
- 4 March - Kenny Dalglish, Scottish international footballer and manager
- 11 April - Jim Holton, Scottish international footballer
- 2 June - Antonio Benítez, Spanish international footballer
- 21 September - Bruce Arena, American footballer and National Team coach
- 23 September - Harry Lubse, Dutch international footballer
- 12 October - István Halász, Hungarian international footballer
- 3 November - François Bracci, French international footballer
- 9 December - Dominique Dropsy, French international footballer
Deaths
January
