1930 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1930 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

 * Denmark: B93
 * Greece: Panathinaikos
 * Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
 * Hungary: Újpest FC
 * Poland: Cracovia
 * Spain: Athletic Bilbao
 * Argentina: Boca Juniors
 * England: The Wednesday
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: Rangers

International tournaments

 * 1930 British Home Championship (October 19, 1929 – April 5, 1930)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england


 * I. Dr. Gerö Cup (September 18, 1927 – May 11, 1930)
 * 🇮🇹 italy


 * FIFA World Cup in Uruguay (July 13 – 30 1930)
 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Baltic Cup 1930 in Lithuania (August 15–17, 1930)
 * 🇱🇹 lithuania
 * 🇱🇹 lithuania


 * 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932) 1930: (June 1 - September 28, 1930)
 * (1930)
 * 🇳🇴 norway (1929-1932)


 * Coupe des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (June 28 – July 6, 1930)
 * Újpest FC (Hungary)
 * SK Slavia Praha (Czechoslovakia)
 * First Vienna FC (Austria)

Births

 * January 9 – Igor Netto, Soviet international footballer (died 1999)
 * January 27 – Carlos Cecconato, Argentinian footballer (died 2018)
 * March 7 – Harold Greetham, English professional footballer (died 2018)
 * March 14 – Hugh Baird, Scottish international footballer (died 2006)
 * March 14 – Bora Kostić, Yugoslavian international footballer (died 2011)
 * March 26 – Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (died 2016)
 * April 7 – William Freeburn, Scottish footballer (died 2019)
 * April 29 – Henri Coppens, Belgian international footballer and coach (died 2015)
 * May 18 – Shyqyri Rreli, Albanian international footballer and manager (died 2019)
 * May 28 – Brian Johnson, English professional footballer (died 2013)
 * June 7 – Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
 * June 25
 * Vic Keeble, English footballer (died 2018)
 * George Thomas, Welsh footballer (died 2014)
 * June 26 – Tan Ling Houw, Indonesian Olympicfootballer
 * June 28 – José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (died 2016)
 * July 3
 * José Luis Lamadrid, Mexican forward (died 2021)
 * Ferdinando Riva, Swiss forward (died 2014)
 * July 7 – Tadao Kobayashi, Japanese football player and manager
 * July 9 – Stuart Williams, Welsh international footballer (died 2013)
 * July 10 – Tommy Ritchie, Northern Irish professional footballer (died 2017)
 * July 15 – Alberto Michelotti, Italian football player and referee (died 2022)
 * August 22 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (died 2013)
 * August 23 – Luís Morais, Brazilian football international footballer (died 2020)
 * September 7 – Julio Abbadie, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2014)
 * October 28 – Svatopluk Pluskal, Czech international footballer (died 2005)
 * November 5 – Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
 * November 8 – Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (died 2016)
 * November 26 – Jacques Foix, French international footballer (died 2017)
 * December 17 – Gerard Kerkum, Dutch footballer and club chairman (died 2018)
 * December 19 –
 * John Bone, English professional footballer (died 2002)
 * Georg Stollenwerk, German international footballer and trainer (died 2014)

Deaths
30 July: Joan Gamper (Hans Max Gamper-Haessig), Swiss athlete and founder of FC Barcelona, 52 (suicide)