1881 in sports

none 1881 sports thumb|400px|right|Engraving of the finish line at the 1881 Melbourne Cup 1881 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. Athletics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships American football College championship College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs Events Michigan Wolverines is the first "western" team to travel east and play against the established teams at Harvard Crimson, Yale Bulldogs and Princeton Tigers. 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 one major league club.Note that Bramall Lane is actually the oldest professional football venue but it was not adopted by Sheffield United until 1889. 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. France Foundation of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Ireland Moyola Park F.C. wins the inaugural Irish Cup final Scotland Foundation of Berwick Rangers F.C. 12 March — Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut, becoming the world's first black international football player 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) Baseball National championship National League champions – Chicago White Stockings Events 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. Boxing Events Paddy Ryan takes part in a number of exhibition bouts but does not defend his Heavyweight Championship of America title.Cyber Boxing Zone – Paddy Ryan. Retrieved on 12 November 2009. John L. Sullivan continues his rise to the championship with a series of knockout victories, none of them lasting longer than eight rounds.Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan. Retrieved on 12 November 2009. Cricket Events Lancashire County Cricket Club wins its first outright title. At the end of the season, an English team led by Alfred Shaw goes to Australia for the 1881–82 Test series. England Champion CountyA semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted. – Lancashire Most runs – A. N. Hornby 1,534 @ 40.36 (HS 188) Most wickets – Ted Peate 173 @ 12.68 (BB 8–30) Australia Most runs – Tom Horan 318 @ 35.33 (HS 113) Most wickets – Edwin Evans 32 @ 11.25 (BB 5–34) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Bob Ferguson Gymnastics Events 23 July — the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded. Horse racing England Grand National – Woodbrook 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Thebais 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Peregrine The Derby – IroquoisEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 28 December 2021 en The Oaks – Thebais St. Leger Stakes – Iroquois Australia Melbourne Cup – Zulu Canada Queen's Plate – Vice Chancellor Ireland Irish Grand National – Antoinette Irish Derby Stakes – Master Ned USA Kentucky Derby – Hindoo Preakness Stakes – Saunterer Belmont Stakes – Saunterer Rowing The Boat Race 8 April — Oxford wins the 38th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby football Events Wales plays its first international match but is well beaten by England 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 World The 6th pre-open era 1881 Men's Tennis season gets underway 65 tournaments are staged this year from 4 April to 10 November. Yacht racing America's Cup The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Mischief defeats Canadian challenger Atalanta, of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club References Category:Sports by year