1874 in sports

none 1874 sports thumb | 220x124px | right | Cover of Lawn Tennis The following events occurred in world sport in the year 1874. American football College championship College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs Events Harvard Crimson plays McGill Redmen under rules taken from both association football and rugby football: it is hence arguably the first game of American football as a distinctive code Association football England FA Cup final – Oxford University 2–0 Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval, London. The Oval becomes the regular venue for the FA Cup Final with this game, after Lillie Bridge was used in 1873. All finals until 1892 are played at The Oval. March — Aston Villa founded by the Wesleyan Chapel at Villa Cross near Aston Park in Birmingham. Bolton Wanderers founded as a Sunday School team at Christ Church, Blackburn Street, Bolton. The Football Association makes a rule change so that teams change ends at half time. The first shin pads are introduced. Scotland 21 March — inaugural Scottish Cup final is won 2–0 by Queen's Park against Clydesdale at Hampden Park, Glasgow.Scottish 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 2021Scottish Cup Matches https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91304 www.scottishfa.co.uk 5 February 2021 Hearts, Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical all founded. Baseball National championship National Association of Professional Base Ball Players champion – Boston Red Stockings (third consecutive season) Boxing Events No major bouts take place in 1874. Tom Allen retains the American Championship.Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Allen. Retrieved on 12 November 2009. Cricket Events W. G. Grace becomes the first player to perform the double in an English season. In 21 first-class matches, he scores 1664 runs and takes 140 wickets. England Champion CountyA semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted. – Gloucestershire Most runs – W. G. Grace 1664 @ 52.00 (HS 179) Most wickets – W. G. Grace 140 @ 12.70 (BB 7–18) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Mungo Park Horse racing England Grand National – Reugny 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Apology 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Atlantic The Derby – George FrederickEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 28 December 2021 en The Oaks – Apology St. Leger Stakes – Apology Australia Melbourne Cup – Haricot Canada Queen's Plate – The Swallow Ireland Irish Grand National – Sailor Irish Derby Stakes – Ben Battle USA Preakness Stakes – Culpepper Belmont Stakes – Saxon Ice hockey Events The Montreal Victorias hockey club, members of the Victoria Skating Club, begin play of ice hockey at the Victoria Skating Rink, leading to the first organized indoor game in 1875. The club does not formally exist until several years later, in 1877 or 1881. Rowing The Boat Race 28 March — Cambridge wins the 31st Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby football Events Coventry RFC, Newport RFC and Swansea RFC are all established in 1874 References Category:Sports by year