1920 in sports
1920 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
NFL championship
College championship
Events
- 14 December — death of Notre Dame player George Gipp (1895–1920), mainly remembered for his deathbed quote to coach Knute Rockne: "Win just one for the Gipper".
England
- The Football League – West Bromwich Albion 60 points, Burnley 51, Chelsea 49, Liverpool 48, Sunderland 48, Bolton Wanderers 47
- FA Cup final – Aston Villa 1–0 Huddersfield Town (after extra time) at Stamford Bridge, London
- The Football League is expanded by the formation of the original Third Division. New clubs admitted to the league include Leeds United and Cardiff City, who are both elected to the Second Division. New members in the Third Division are: Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Exeter City, Gillingham, Luton Town, Merthyr Town (1920 – 1930), Millwall, Newport County (1920 – 1988), Northampton Town, Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), Reading, Southampton, Southend United, Swansea Town, Swindon Town and Watford.
Germany
Men's 100 metres
VFL Premiership
Sweden
World Series
Major League Baseball
Negro League Baseball
Events
Lineal world champions[1]
Grey Cup
Events
- Post-war recovery continues and an English team goes to Australia in November to commence the first Test series since the war.
England
Australia
India
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
Tour de France
Olympic Games (Men's Competition)
- Gold Medal – Great Britain
- Silver Medal – Denmark
- Bronze Medal – Belgium
World Figure Skating Championships
- The championships are not contested
1920 Summer Olympics
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Events
England
Australia
Canada
France
Ireland
USA
Events
- Ice hockey is held at the 1920 Summer Olympics and is the second winter sport to feature at the Olympics — 4 years before the inaugural Winter Games is held
1920 Summer Olympics
- Gold Medal – Canada
- Silver Medal – USA
- Bronze Medal – Czechoslovakia
Stanley Cup
Events
Grand Prix racing
- No Grand Prix races are held in Europe from 1915 to 1920 inclusive.
Indianapolis 500
1920 Summer Olympics
- The 1920 Summer Olympics takes place in Antwerp
- The 1916 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin having been cancelled due to World War I, the 1920 Games are awarded to Antwerp to "honour the suffering of the Belgian people"
- United States wins the most medals (95) and the most gold medals (41)
The Boat Race
England
Australia
Five Nations Championship
Speed Skating World Championships
Australia
England
France
USA
Davis Cup
America's Cup
References
Sports by year 1901 – 1950
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