1934 in association football

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

 * Argentina: Boca Juniors
 * France: FC Sète
 * Iceland: KR
 * Italy: Juventus
 * Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
 * Poland: Ruch Chorzów
 * Portugal: FC Porto
 * Romania: Venus București
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: Rangers
 * Spain: Athletic Bilbao
 * Turkey: Beşiktaş J.K.

International tournaments

 * 1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 – 14 April 1934)
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 * FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 – June 10, 1934)
 * [[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|20px]] Italy
 * [[Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg|20px]] Czechoslovakia
 * [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px]] Germany

Births

 * January 6 – Earl Godding, Welsh former professional footballer
 * January 11 – Kwee Kiat Sek, Indonesian footballer
 * January 21 – Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (died 2016)
 * March 23 – Adel Hekal, Egyptian footballer (died 2018)
 * March 28 – Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (died 2016)
 * April 15 – David Herd, Scottish international footballer (died 2016)
 * April 25 – Peter McParland, Irish footballer
 * May 26 – Ray Faulkner, English former professional footballer
 * June 24 – Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (died 2013)
 * June 28 – Alfred Pyka, German international footballer (died 2012)
 * July 5 – Vladislao Cap, Argentine international footballer and manager (died 1982)
 * June 29
 * Malcolm Handscombe, English association footballer
 * Bob Wilson, Scottish association football player
 * July 30 – Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (died 2016)
 * August 1 – Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (died 2013)
 * August 17 – Ron Henry, English international footballer (died 2014)
 * August 23 – Flavio Emoli, Italian international footballer (died 2015)
 * August 29 – Horst Szymaniak, German international footballer (died 2009)
 * September 11 – Harry Clark, English professional footballer (died 2017)
 * October 8 – Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
 * October 10 – Ben Newton, English professional footballer
 * October 28 – Max Mayunga, Belgian-Congolese footballer
 * November 14 – Dave Mackay, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2015)
 * November 18 – Bert Gebbie, Scottish former professional footballer
 * November 19 – Kurt Hamrin, Swedish international footballer
 * November 27 – Ammo Baba, Assyrian soccer player (died 2009)
 * December 21 – Ole Madsen, Danish international 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