1931 in association football

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

Events

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Winners club national championship

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International tournaments

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Shared by   England and   Scotland
  Estonia
  Sweden (1931)
  Norway (1929–1932)
  Romania
  Bulgaria

Births

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.