1874 in sports

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See also: 1873 in sports, Sports clubs established in 1874, other events of 1874, 1875 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 American Football 3 Football (soccer) 4 Rowing 5 Births

[edit] Baseball

• The Boston Red Stockings win a third consecutive pennant.

[edit] American Football

• Harvard University plays McGill University under a code of football mixing soccer and rugby - arguably the first game of American football.

[edit] Football (soccer)

• March 14 - FA Cup: Oxford University beat Royal Engineers, 2-0
• March - Aston Villa football club established

[edit] Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

[edit] Births

• January 20 — Steve Bloomer, English footballer, cricketer and baseball player (d. 1938)
• February 17 — Eugen Schmidt, Danish shooter and athlete (d. 1931)
• February 24 — Honus Wagner, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1955)
• March 21 — Alfred Tysoe, British athlete (d. 1901)
• May 19 — Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer
• June 22 — Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete (d. 1930)