1879 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- The National League agrees that no one else will hire any of five players listed by each club, the first reserve lists.
[edit] Cricket
- 2 January-4 January, Sydney - Only Test between Australia and England. Australia win by 10 wickets.
- 2 January, Sydney - Fred Spofforth of Australia claims the first hat-trick in Test cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
[edit] Football (Soccer)
- March 29 FA Cup - Old Etonians beat Clapham Rovers 1-0
- April 5 - James F. M. Prinsep of Clapham Rovers becomes England's youngest player, a record that stands for more than 123 years, until broken by Wayne Rooney in 2003.
[edit] Horse racing
- May 20 - Lord Murphy wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Hurling
- The Irish Hurling Union formalises the sport of Hurling for the first time.
[edit] Lacrosse
- The U.S. Amateur Lacrosse Association is formed and they adopt the Canadian rules.
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
[edit] Births
- May 23 — Dezső Lauber, Hungarian all-round sportsman (d. 1966)
- June 3 — Vivian Woodward, English amateur football player (d. 1954)
- December 29 — Gerald Logan, British field hockey player
