1931 in association football

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

Events

Main article: 1931

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)

References

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