1934 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1934 throughout the world.

[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 Chorzów
• Spain: Athletic Bilbao

[edit] International tournaments

• 1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 – 14 April 1934)

 Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 – June 10, 1934)

1. Italy
2. Czechoslovakia
3. Germany

[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