1881 in sports

1881 in sports describes the year's events in world sports.

Engraving of the finish line at the 1881 Melbourne Cup

Athletics

American football

College championship

Events

Association football

England

  • FA Cup finalOld 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.[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.

France

Ireland

Scotland

Baseball

National championship

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.[2]
  • John L. Sullivan continues his rise to the championship with a series of knockout victories, none of them lasting longer than eight rounds.[3]

Cricket

Events

England

Australia

Golf

Major tournaments

Gymnastics

Events

Horse racing

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby football

Events

  • Wales plays its first international match but is well beaten by England

Tennis

England

USA

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

References

  1. Note that Bramall Lane is actually the oldest professional football venue but it was not adopted by Sheffield United until 1889.
  2. Cyber Boxing Zone – Paddy Ryan. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
  3. Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
  4. A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted.
  5. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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