1949 in sports

See also: 1948 in sports, other events of 1949, 1950 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Football (soccer) 2 Football (rugby) 3 Births 4 Deaths

Football (soccer)

England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-1 over Leicester City

Football (rugby)

New Zealand - September 3, blackest day in All Blacks history when they lost two test matches, 6-11 to the Wallabies in Wellington, and 3-9 to the Springboks in South Africa.

Births

• April 16 - Sandy Hawley, jockey

Deaths