# 1930 in association football

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

## Winners club national championship

* 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

## International tournaments

* 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)
** Uruguay
** 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)
** Újpest FC (Hungary)
** SK Slavia Praha (Czechoslovakia)
** First Vienna FC (Austria)

## Births

* 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)
* 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)
* April 29 – Henri Coppens, Belgian international footballer and coach (died 2015)
* May 18 – Shyqyri Rreli, Albanian international footballer and manager (died 2019)
* May 28 – Brian Johnson, English professional footballer (died 2013)
* 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)
* 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 19 – Denys Jones, Welsh footballer (died 2003)
* 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)
** Georg Stollenwerk, German international footballer and trainer (died 2014)

## Deaths

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