1881 in sports
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1881 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 |
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[edit] American football
- Michigan Wolverines is the first "western" team to travel east and play against the established teams at Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
[edit] Association football
England
- FA Cup final – Old Carthusians 3 - 0 Old Etonians at The Oval in the last final to be played between two southern amateur sides.
- Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers both change their venues to enclosed grounds where gate money can be charged, an increasing practice among clubs that are openly (or otherwise) professional.
- Preston North End is founded and plays from the start at Deepdale, which holds the world record for the length of time a venue has been in continuous use by a major league club.[1]
- Burnley FC founded as Burnley Rovers RUFC which decides in May 1882 to switch codes. The Rovers suffix is dropped two years later and the club renamed as Burnley AFC.
- Newcastle United, which has a complicated early history, is founded as Stanley FC by a cricket club in the Byker area of Newcastle.
Scotland
- Scottish Cup final – Queen's Park 3 - 1 Dumbarton at Hampden Park (replay after Dumbarton protests about the original match which Queen's Park has won 2 - 1)
France
- Foundation of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
Ireland
- Moyola Park F.C. wins the inaugural Irish Cup final
International
- 12 March – Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut, becoming the world's first black international football player
[edit] Baseball
- National League champions – Chicago White Stockings
- Detroit replaces Cincinnati leaving Cleveland and Providence the southerly cities on the National League circuit. Four others lie on the northerly rail line from stalwart Chicago to stalwart Boston: Detroit, Buffalo, Troy, and Worcester.
- In autumn, for the first time, all eight National League clubs prepare to continue next season.
[edit] Boxing
- Paddy Ryan takes part in a number of exhibition bouts but does not defend his Heavyweight Championship of America title.
- John L. Sullivan continues his rise to the championship with a series of knockout victories, none of them lasting longer than eight rounds.
[edit] Cricket
Honours – England
- Champion County – Lancashire
- Most runs – A N Hornby 1534 @ 40.36 (HS 188)
- Most wickets – Ted Peate 173 @ 12.68 (BB 8-30)
Honours – Australia
- Most runs – Tom Horan 318 @ 35.33 (HS 113)
- Most wickets – Edwin Evans 32 @ 11.25 (BB 5-34)
[edit] Golf
[edit] Gymnastics
- July 23 – the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded.
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Woodbrook
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Zulu
- Canada: Queen's Plate – Vice Chancellor
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Master Ned
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Peregrine
- Epsom Derby – Iroquois
- St. Leger Stakes – Iroquois
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Hindoo
- Preakness Stakes – Saunterer
- Belmont Stakes – Saunterer
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Rugby football
[edit] Tennis
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – William Renshaw (GB) defeated John Hartley (GB) 6-0 6-1 6-1
USA
- First U.S. National Singles Championship, precursor of the US Open, won by Richard D. Sears (USA) who defeats William E. Glyn (USA) 6-0 6-3 6-2
[edit] Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Mischief defeats Canadian challenger Atalanta, of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
[edit] References
- ^ Bramall Lane is the oldest professional football venue but it will not be adopted by Sheffield United until 1889.
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