1898 in sports
1898 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
College championship
Events
England
- The Football League – Sheffield United 42 points, Sunderland 37, Wolves 35, Everton 35, Sheffield Wednesday 33, Aston Villa 33
- FA Cup final – Nottingham Forest 3–1 Derby County at Crystal Palace, London.
- Both the Football League First and Second Divisions are expanded from 16 to 18 teams in 1898, bringing the total number of League sides to 36. Additionally, the test match system is abandoned in favour of automatic relegation and promotion. There is no relegation from the First Division in 1898, Burnley and Newcastle United being promoted to increase the number of teams to 18. To increase the size of the Second Division, Burslem Port Vale is restored to the League; Barnsley, Glossop (1898–1915) and New Brighton (1898–1901) are elected for the first time.
Italy
Scotland
VFL Premiership
National championship
Events
Events
- Kansas begins playing basketball coached by the inventor of basketball James Naismith, and eventually becomes one of the most prestigious college basketball programs in the country.
Lineal world champions[2]
England
Australia
India
South Africa
West Indies
World Figure Skating Championships
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Events
England
Australia
Canada
Ireland
USA
Stanley Cup
Events
Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Trail
- The Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Trail is run on 7–13 July over 1431 km and won by Fernand Charron driving a Panhard-Levassor in a time of 33:04:34. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the III Grand Prix de l'ACF.[3]
The Boat Race
Events
England
Home Nations Championship
Events
Speed Skating World Championships
England
France
USA
References
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Sports by year 1851 – 1900
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to 1850 • 1851 – 1900 • 1901 – 1950 • 1951 – 2000 • from 2001
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