1872 in sports

none 1872 sports 1872 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national championship – Princeton Tigers Events Five teams compete in the 1872 college football season: Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, Stevens Tech and Yale. Association football International 30 November — Scotland v. England in Glasgow is the first–ever official football international.140 years since the first Scotland-England game https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20554627 BBC Sport 30 November 2021 The match is a goalless draw. England 16 March — inaugural FA Cup final. The Wanderers 1–0 Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval in London. The goal is scored by Morton Betts. In its way, this first final marks the beginning of major competitive football. The FA rules that the ball must have a circumference of between 68 cm and 71 cm. It must be spherical and must consist of an India rubber bladder enclosed within a casing made of leather or another approved material. Also, the ball must weigh at least 396 grams but no more than 453 grams. The prescribed weight is interesting because leather balls will become notorious for gaining weight when wet: the weight can almost double if the ball gets really soaked. Scotland February — Rangers F.C. is formed in Glasgow by four friends. The team's first pitch is on common land at Flesher's Haugh, Glasgow Green. Aussie Rules Football Essendon Football Club was founded in Victoria, Australia.Essendon Football Club Australian Sports Foundation https://asf.org.au/projects/essendon-football-club/ asf.org.au 30 November 2021 en-AU Baseball National championship National Association of Professional Base Ball Players champion – Boston Red Stockings Events The National Association (NA) permits pitching with a wrist snap, practically legalising the New York Mutuals. Multiple NABBP champions Eckford and Atlantic from Brooklyn, New York join the NA but neither will regain prominence. The original Boston Red Stockings win the NA pennant, beginning a four-year run Boxing Events No fights of note take place in 1872. American Champion Mike McCoole and his challengers are inactive.Cyber Boxing Zone – Mike McCoole. Retrieved on 8 November 2009. Canadian Football Montreal Football Club is founded on April 8th. Cricket Events An experiment takes place at Lord's to study the effects of covering the pitch before the start of a match, the first time this is known to have been tried.Bowen, p.284. England Most runs – W. G. Grace 1,485 @ 57.11 (HS 170*) Most wickets – James Southerton 169 @ 13.07 (BB 8–20) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Tom Morris junior Horse racing England Grand National – Casse Tete 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Reine 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Prince Charlie The Derby – CremorneEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 28 December 2021 en The Oaks – Reine St. Leger Stakes – Wenlock Australia Melbourne Cup – The Quack Canada Queen's Plate – Fearnaught Ireland Irish Grand National – Scots Grey Irish Derby Stakes – Trickstress USA Belmont Stakes – Joe Daniels Rowing The Boat Race 23 March — Cambridge wins the 29th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby football Events Wigan RLFC founded References Bibliography Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 Category:Sports by year