1934 in association football

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

Years in football (soccer):	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

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
• Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
• Poland: Ruch Chorzów
• Spain: Athletic Bilbao

International tournaments

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

Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Italien (May 27 – June 10, 1934)
  1. Italien
  2. Czechoslovakia
  3. Deutschland

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