1934 in association football
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
Contents |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- France: FC Sète
- Iceland: KR
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland: Ruch Chorzow
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
[edit] International tournaments
- FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 – June 10, 1934)
.svg/20px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small}
[edit] Births
- July 5 – Vladislao Cap, Argentine footballer and manager (d. 1982)
- November 19 – Kurt Hamrin, Swedish footballer
- December 21 – Ole Madsen, Danish footballer (d. 2006)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 January - Herbert Chapman , manager of Arsenal and formerly of Huddersfield Town.
[edit] Established
- Beitar Tal Aviv - Israeli club
- Maccabi Netanya - Israeli club
- Peterborough United - English club
