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
International tournaments
- 1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 – 14 April 1934)
- FIFA World Cup in Italien (May 27 – June 10, 1934)
Births
- July 5 – Vladislao Cap, Argentine footballer and manager (died 1982)
- August 29 – Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (died 2009)
- November 19 – Kurt Hamrin, Swedish footballer
- December 21 – Ole Madsen, Danish 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