1931 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1931 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]Winners club national championship
[edit]- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
- England: Arsenal F.C.
- Greece: Olympiacos
- Hungary: Újpest FC
- Iceland: KR
- Ireland:
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Poland: Garbarnia Kraków
- Scotland:
- Soviet Union: Russia
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
International tournaments
[edit]- 1931 British Home Championship (October 20, 1930 – April 22, 1931)
- Baltic Cup 1931 in Estonia (August 30 – September 1, 1931)
- 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932)
1931: (May 25 – October 11, 1931)
- Balkan Cup 1929-31 (October 6, 1929 – November 29, 1931)
- Balkan Cup 1931 in Bulgaria (September 30 – October 4, 1931)
Births
[edit]- January 9: Ángel Berni, Paraguayan footballer (died 2017)
- January 18: André Piters, Belgian international footballer (died 2014)
- February 9: Josef Masopust, Czechoslovak international footballer and manager (died 2015)
- February 14: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (died 2013)
- February 16: Bobby Collins, Scottish international footballer (died 2014)
- March 1: Arne Pedersen, Norwegian international footballer (died 2013)
- May 16: Vujadin Boškov, Yugoslav international football player and coach (died 2014)
- June 13: Jean-Jacques Marcel, French international footballer (died 2014)
- June 28: Aleksandar Ivoš, Serbian footballer (died 2020)
- July 5: Gerd Lauck, German footballer (died 2005)
- August 2: Yuri Kuznetsov, Soviet international footballer (died 2016)
- August 5: Billy Bingham, Northern Irish international footballer and manager (died 2022)
- September 19: Hiroto Muraoka, Japanese football player (died 2017)
- October 7: David Williams, English professional footballer[2]
- October 13: Raymond Kopa, French international footballer (died 2017)
- November 6: Pál Várhidi, Hungarian international footballer and manager (died 2015)
- November 27: Ken Jenkin, English professional footballer[3]
- December 27: John Charles, Welsh international footballer (died 2004)
Deaths
[edit]- 5 September: John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (born 1909)
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "David Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Ken Jenkin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2024.