1934 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
Events[edit]
- January 6: Steve Milton of Halifax Town sets an English league record by conceding 13 goals on his league debut for the club. The Third Division (North) match finished: Stockport County 13:0 Halifax Town.
- March 3: The highest ever English attendance for a non-Cup Final of 84,569 sees Manchester City F.C. beat Stoke City F.C. 1-0 at Maine Road in the sixth round of the FA Cup.
Winners club national championship[edit]
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- France: FC Sète
- Iceland: KR
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland: Ruch Chorzów
- Portugal: FC Porto
- Romania: Venus București
- Scotland:
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
- Turkey: Beşiktaş J.K.
International tournaments[edit]
- 1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 – 14 April 1934)
- FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 – June 10, 1934)
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Births[edit]
- January 6 – Earl Godding, Welsh former professional footballer[2]
- January 11 – Kwee Kiat Sek, Indonesian footballer[3]
- January 21 – Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (died 2016)
- March 23 – Adel Hekal, Egyptian footballer (died 2018)
- March 28 – Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (died 2016)
- April 15 – David Herd, Scottish international footballer (died 2016)
- April 25 – Peter McParland, Irish footballer
- May 26 – Ray Faulkner, English former professional footballer[4]
- June 24 – Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (died 2013)
- June 28 – Alfred Pyka, German international footballer (died 2012)
- July 5 – Vladislao Cap, Argentine international footballer and manager (died 1982)
- June 29
- Malcolm Handscombe, English association footballer
- Bob Wilson, Scottish association football player
- July 30 – Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (died 2016)
- August 1 – Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (died 2013)
- August 17 – Ron Henry, English international footballer (died 2014)
- August 23 – Flavio Emoli, Italian international footballer (died 2015)
- August 29 – Horst Szymaniak, German international footballer (died 2009)
- September 11 – Harry Clark, English professional footballer (died 2017)[5]
- October 8 – Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
- October 10 – Ben Newton, English professional footballer
- October 28 – Max Mayunga, Belgian-Congolese footballer
- November 14 – Dave Mackay, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2015)
- November 19 – Kurt Hamrin, Swedish international footballer
- November 27 – Ammo Baba, Assyrian soccer player (died 2009)
- December 21 – Ole Madsen, Danish international footballer (died 2006)
Deaths[edit]
- 6 January - Herbert Chapman, manager of Arsenal and formerly of Huddersfield Town.
Established[edit]
- Beitar Tal Aviv - Israeli club
- Maccabi Netanya - Israeli club
- Peterborough United - English club
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "1934 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Kwee Kiat Sek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Ray Faulkner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Harry Clark". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 March 2024.