1931 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1931 in association football

Years in association football

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* 1932
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1931 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
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* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
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* Field hockey
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* Golf
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* Handball
* Ice hockey
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* Korfball
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* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
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* Precision sports
* Shooting
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* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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

## Events

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Main article: 1931

## Winners club national championship

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* 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

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* 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

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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. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. ^ "Ken Jenkin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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