1931 in association football

Last updated February 03, 2024

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

Events

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 ^[1]
Soviet Union: Russia
Spain: Athletic Bilbao

International tournaments

1931 British Home Championship (October 20, 1930 – April 22, 1931)

Shared by

England and

Scotland

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)

Romania

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^[2]
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^[3]
December 27: John Charles, Welsh international footballer (died 2004)

Deaths

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

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References

↑ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
↑ "David Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
↑ "Ken Jenkin". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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[1] "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[bhdw-2] "David Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[3] "Ken Jenkin". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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