1863 in sports

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See also: 1862 in sports, Sports clubs established in 1863, other events of 1863, 1864 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Football 3 Horse racing 4 Rowing 5 Births

[edit] Baseball

• The champion Eckford club of Brooklyn, New York wins all ten matches against National Association members, a run that began in August 1862

[edit] Football

• October 26 - The Football Association founded in London to regulate football in England under a single code of rules. This establishes Association football, or soccer; the rugby clubs do not join.

[edit] Horse racing

• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe first run as the Grand Prix de Paris

[edit] Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

[edit] Births

• January 1 - Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games
• January 9 - David Danskin, football (soccer) player and co-founder of Arsenal Football Club