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: Rangers Spain: Athletic Bilbao Turkey: Beşiktaş J.K.
International tournaments
1934 British Home Championship (16 September 1933 – 14 April 1934)
FIFA World Cup in Italy (May 27 – June 10, 1934) Italy Czechoslovakia 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, Slovak 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
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