1891 in sports

none 1891 sports 1891 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Athletics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships American football College championship College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs Events Kansas defeats Missouri in the first Border War game 22-10 beginning one of the oldest and most fierce college football rivalries. Association football Argentina Argentine Primera Division foundedGupta Shantanu Sharma Nikhil India's Football Dream 4 February 2019 SAGE Publications India 978-93-5328-306-3 29 https://books.google.com/books?id=-V6HDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT29 en Belgium Club Brugge KV foundedClub facts: Club Brugge https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0e7556a61230-2252aad12079-1000--club-facts-club-brugge/ UEFA 5 February 2021 en 1 July 2019 England The Football League – Everton 29 points, Preston North End 27, Notts County 26, Wolves 26, Bolton Wanderers 25, Blackburn Rovers 24 FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Notts County at The Oval The Football League expands from twelve to fourteen teams for the 1891–92 season: Stoke FC, having been expelled in 1890, is restored; Darwen is elected. Scotland The Scottish Football League's inaugural season is completed with a shared title Scottish Football League – Dumbarton and Rangers: title shared Scottish Cup final – Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Dumbarton at Hampden ParkScottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/ www.scottishfa.co.uk 5 February 2021 Uruguay 28 September — foundation of the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) by British railway workers in Montevideo; it later becomes C.A. Peñarol Australian Rules Football Victorian Football Association premiers - Essendon SANFL premiers - Norwood WAFL premiers - Rovers Baseball National championship National League v. American Association – series not held The National League winners are the Boston Beaneaters who decline to play against the American Association winners, the Boston Reds Events The American Association folds after the season ends Basketball Events James Naismith of Springfield, Massachusetts invents basketball Boxing Events 14 January — Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out Jack Nonpareil Dempsey in the 13th round at New Orleans to win the Middleweight Championship of the World. It is the first of three world titles that Fitzsimmons will hold during his career.Cyber Boxing Zone – Bob Fitzsimmons. Retrieved on 14 November 2009. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090614133802/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm 2009-06-14 live 2009-06-20 World Heavyweight Championship – John L. Sullivan World Middleweight Championship – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey → Bob Fitzsimmons World Welterweight Championship – title vacant World Lightweight Championship – Jack McAuliffe World Featherweight Championship – Young Griffo Canadian Football The Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) is formed as the new governing body of the sport. It lasts until the birth of the CFL in 1958. McGill defeats Bishop's College 38–8 in an exhibition match in Montreal. Quebec Rugby Football Union champions - Montreal. Ontario Rugby Football Union champions - Osgoode Hall. Northwest Championship - Moosomin. Dominion Championship - Osgoode Hall defeats Montreal 21–10. Cricket Events Inaugural Inter-Colonial Tournament takes place in the West Indies involving Barbados, British Guiana and Trinidad & Tobago. England County Championship – Surrey Most runs – William Gunn 1336 @ 41.75 (HS 169) Most wickets – George Lohmann 177 @ 11.66 (BB 7–20) Wisden Five Great Bowlers – William Attewell, J T Hearne, Frederick Martin, Arthur Mold, John Sharpe Australia Most runs – George Giffen 275 runs @ 91.66 (HS 237) Most wickets – Jim Phillips 25 wickets @ 10.00 (BB 7–20) South Africa Currie Cup – Kimberley West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados Golf Major tournaments British Open – Hugh Kirkaldy Other tournaments British Amateur – Johnny Laidlay Horse racing England Grand National – Come AwayBobby Beasley: Quixotic jockey and trainer https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-beasley-quixotic-jockey-and-trainer-770436.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-beasley-quixotic-jockey-and-trainer-770436.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 5 February 2021 en 23 October 2011 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Mimi 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Common The Derby – CommonEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 29 December 2021 en The Oaks – Mimi St. Leger Stakes – Common Australia Melbourne Cup – Malvolio Canada Queen's Plate – Victorious Ireland Irish Grand National – Old Tom Irish Derby Stakes – Narraghmore USA Kentucky Derby – Kingman Preakness Stakes – not run Belmont Stakes – Foxford Ice hockey Events 5 March — the Montreal Hockey Club defeats the Montreal Crescents 8–2 in a challenge to retain the 1891 AHAC season title. 7 March — the Ottawa Hockey Club defeats the Toronto St. George's 5–0 to win the inaugural Ontario Hockey Association championship. Sweden Djurgårdens IF Hockey was founded in StockholmStockholm history filled with stars, passionate fans https://www.nhl.com/news/stockholm-history-filled-with-stars-passionate-fans/c-384313 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306035622/https://www.nhl.com/news/stockholm-history-filled-with-stars-passionate-fans/c-384313 dead March 6, 2016 NHL.com 15 February 2021 Rowing The Boat Race 21 March — Oxford wins the 48th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby football Home Nations Championship The 9th series is won by Scotland with a 100% record against England, Ireland and Wales. Other events The 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa is the first British Isles tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team plays 20 games, including three Tests against the South Africa national rugby union team. The British Isles wins all 20 matches including the three Tests. Although not named as such at the time, the tour is retrospectively recognised as a British Lions tour. Tennis Events Inaugural French championship is held as the Championat de France International de Tennis. Initially, only the men's singles is contested; the women's singles will begin in 1897. Until 1924, the tournament is open only to tennis players who are licensed in France but, ironically, the inaugural tournament is won by an Englishman, H Briggs, who defeats French player P Baigneres in the final. Briggs is a British resident living in Paris. England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Wilfred Baddeley (GB) defeats Joshua Pim (Ireland) 6–4 1–6 7–5 6–0 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Lottie Dod (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) 6–2 6–1 France French Men's Singles Championship – H. Briggs (GB) defeats P. Baigneres (France) 6–3 6–2 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Oliver Campbell (USA) defeats Clarence Hobart (USA) 2–6 7–5 7–9 6–1 6–2 American Women's Singles Championship – Mabel Cahill (GB) defeats Ellen Roosevelt (USA) 6–4 6–1 4–6 6–3 References Category:Sports by year