The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1951 throughout the world.
Events
Winners club national championship
International tournaments
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Births
- 1 January – Dante Garro, Argentine club footballer and manager (died 2008)
- 2 January – Terry Stanley, English former professional footballer
- 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 (died 2013)
- 4 March – Kenny Dalglish, Scottish international footballer and manager
- 11 April – Jim Holton, Scottish international footballer (died 1993)
- 2 June – Antonio BenÃÂtez, Spanish international footballer (died 2014)
- 21 September – Bruce Arena, American soccer player and coach.
- 23 September – Harry Lubse, Dutch international footballer
- 12 October – István Halász, Hungarian international footballer (died 2016)
- 3 November – François Bracci, French international footballer
- 9 December – Dominique Dropsy, French international footballer (died 2015)
- 17 December – Jed Reilly, Scottish former footballer
Deaths
January
- 26 January - Henri Bard, French footballer (born 1892)
May
July
- 14 July - Ben Verweij (55), Dutch footballer (born 1895)
November
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