1930 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1930 throughout the world.

Events[edit]

Winners club national championship[edit]

• Denmark: B93
• Greece: Panathinaikos
• Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
• Hungary: Újpest FC
• Poland: Cracovia
• Spain: Athletic Bilbao
• Argentina: Boca Juniors
• England: The Wednesday
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Cup: Rangers^[1]

International tournaments[edit]

• 1930 British Home Championship (October 19, 1929 – April 5, 1930)

 England

• I. Dr. Gerö Cup (September 18, 1927 – May 11, 1930)

 Italy

• FIFA World Cup in Uruguay (July 13 – 30 1930)
  1.  Uruguay
  2.  Argentina
• Baltic Cup 1930 in Lithuania (August 15–17, 1930)

 Lithuania

• 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932)
  1930: (June 1 - September 28, 1930)

 Denmark (1930)

 Norway (1929-1932)

• Coupe des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (June 28 – July 6, 1930)
  1. Újpest FC (Hungary)
  2. SK Slavia Praha (Czechoslovakia)
  3. First Vienna FC (Austria)

Births[edit]

• January 9 – Igor Netto, Soviet international footballer (died 1999)
• January 27 – Carlos Cecconato, Argentinian footballer (died 2018)
• March 7 – Harold Greetham, English professional footballer (died 2018)^[2]
• March 14 – Hugh Baird, Scottish international footballer (died 2006)
• March 14 – Bora Kostić, Yugoslavian international footballer (died 2011)
• March 26 – Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (died 2016)
• April 7 – William Freeburn, Scottish footballer (died 2019)^[3]
• April 29 – Henri Coppens, Belgian international footballer and coach (died 2015)
• May 18 – Shyqyri Rreli, Albanian international footballer and manager (died 2019)
• June 7 – Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
• June 25
  • Vic Keeble, English footballer (died 2018)
  • George Thomas, Welsh footballer (died 2014)
• June 26 – Tan Ling Houw, Indonesian Olympicfootballer
• June 28 – José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (died 2016)
• July 3
  • José Luis Lamadrid, Mexican forward (died 2021)
  • Ferdinando Riva, Swiss forward (died 2014)
• July 7 – Tadao Kobayashi, Japanese football player and manager
• July 9 – Stuart Williams, Welsh international footballer (died 2013)
• July 10 – Tommy Ritchie, Northern Irish professional footballer (died 2017)^[4]
• July 15 – Alberto Michelotti, Italian football player and referee (died 2022)
• August 22 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (died 2013)
• August 23 – Luís Morais, Brazilian football international footballer (died 2020)
• September 7 – Julio Abbadie, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2014)
• October 28 – Svatopluk Pluskal, Czech international footballer (died 2005)
• November 5 – Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
• November 8 – Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (died 2016)
• November 26 – Jacques Foix, French international footballer (died 2017)
• December 17 – Gerard Kerkum, Dutch footballer and club chairman (died 2018)
• December 19 –
  • John Bone, English professional footballer (died 2002)^[5]
  • Georg Stollenwerk, German international footballer and trainer (died 2014)

Deaths[edit]

30 July: Joan Gamper (Hans Max Gamper-Haessig), Swiss athlete and founder of FC Barcelona, 52 (suicide)^[6]

References[edit]