1874 in sports
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1874 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 |
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[edit] American football
- Harvard University plays McGill University under rules taken from both association football and rugby football: it is hence arguably the first game of American football as a distinctive code.
[edit] 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 Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel 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.
- Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical and Hearts all founded.
[edit] Baseball
- National Association of Professional Base Ball Players champion – Boston Red Stockings (third consecutive season)
[edit] Boxing
- No major bouts take place in 1874. Tom Allen retains the American Championship.
[edit] 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.
Honours – England
- Champion County – Gloucestershire
- Most runs – W G Grace 1664 @ 52.00 (HS 179)
- Most wickets – W G Grace 140 @ 12.70 (BB 7-18)
[edit] Golf
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Reugny
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Haricot
- Canada: Queen's Plate – The Swallow
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Ben Battle
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Atlantic
- Epsom Derby – George Frederick
- St. Leger Stakes – Apology
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Preakness Stakes – Culpepper
- Belmont Stakes – Saxon
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Rugby football
- Coventry RFC, Newport RFC and Swansea RFC all established in 1874
[edit] References
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