1931 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1931 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: Boca Juniors
 * Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
 * England: Arsenal F.C.
 * Greece: Olympiacos
 * Hungary: Újpest FC
 * Iceland: KR
 * Ireland:
 * League of Ireland: Shelbourne
 * Italy: Juventus
 * Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
 * Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
 * Poland: Garbarnia Kraków
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: Celtic
 * Soviet Union: Russia
 * Spain: Athletic Bilbao

International tournaments

 * 1931 British Home Championship (October 20, 1930 – April 22, 1931)
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 * Baltic Cup 1931 in Estonia (August 30 - September 1, 1931)
 * 🇪🇪 estonia


 * 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932) 1931: (May 25 - October 11, 1931)
 * 🇸🇪 sweden (1931)
 * 🇳🇴 norway (1929-1932)


 * Balkan Cup 1929-31 (October 6, 1929 – November 29, 1931)


 * Balkan Cup 1931 in Bulgaria (September 30 - October 4, 1931)
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria

Births

 * 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
 * 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
 * December 27: John Charles, Welsh international footballer (died 2004)

Deaths

 * 5 September: John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (born 1909)