1934 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
Events
- 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
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- France: FC Sète
- Iceland: KR
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland: Ruch Chorzów
- Portugal: FC Porto
- Romania: Venus BucureÈti
- Scotland: Rangers
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
- Turkey: BeÅiktaÅ J.K.
International tournaments
- 1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 â 14 April 1934)
- FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 â June 10, 1934)
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Births
- January 6 â Earl Godding, Welsh former professional footballer[1]
- January 11 â Kwee Kiat Sek, Indonesian footballer[2]
- January 21 â Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (died 2016)
- March 23 â Adel Hekal, Egyptian footballer (died 2018)
- March 28 â KazimÃr GajdoÅ¡, Slovak international footballer (died 2016)
- April 15 â David Herd, Scottish international footballer (died 2016)
- April 25 â Peter McParland, Irish footballer
- May 26 â Ray Faulkner, English former professional footballer[3]
- June 24 â Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (died 2013)
- June 28 â Alfred Pyka, German international footballer (died 2012)
- July 5 â Vladislao Cap, Argentine international footballer and manager (died 1982)
- June 29
- Malcolm Handscombe, English association footballer
- Bob Wilson, Scottish association football player
- July 30 â Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (died 2016)
- August 1 â Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (died 2013)
- August 17 â Ron Henry, English international footballer (died 2014)
- August 23 â Flavio Emoli, Italian international footballer (died 2015)
- August 29 â Horst Szymaniak, German international footballer (died 2009)
- September 11 â Harry Clark, English professional footballer (died 2017)[4]
- October 8 â Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
- October 10 â Ben Newton, English professional footballer
- October 28 â Max Mayunga, Belgian-Congolese footballer
- November 14 â Dave Mackay, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2015)
- November 18 â Bert Gebbie, Scottish former professional footballer[5]
- November 19 â Kurt Hamrin, Swedish international footballer
- November 27 â Ammo Baba, Assyrian soccer player (died 2009)
- December 21 â Ole Madsen, Danish international footballer (died 2006)
Deaths
- 6 January - Herbert Chapman, manager of Arsenal and formerly of Huddersfield Town.
Established
- Beitar Tal Aviv - Israeli club
- Maccabi Netanya - Israeli club
- Peterborough United - English club