1877 in sports
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1877 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 |
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[edit] American football
- Disagreement about the number of players per team prevents Yale from joining Columbia, Harvard and Princeton in the Intercollegiate Football Association
[edit] Association football
England
- FA Cup final – The Wanderers 2 - 1 Oxford University at The Oval (after extra time).
- A major step towards unity in football is achieved when the Sheffield FA joins the Football Association after the FA Laws are amended to effect an agreed compromise. One significant change to the Laws is the introduction of the throw–in to replace the kick–in.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers founded as St Luke's FC by staff and pupils of St Luke’s School in Blakenhall. The present name will be adopted in 1879 after St Luke's merges with Blakenhall Wanderers Cricket Club.
Scotland
- Scottish Cup final – Vale of Leven 3 - 2 Glasgow Rangers (second replay after two 1 - 1 draws)
- Establishment of Clyde FC at Rutherglen and St Mirren FC at Paisley.
Wales
- 5 March – Wales plays its first home international match at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham against Scotland. Scotland wins 2 - 0.
[edit] Australian rules football
- The South Australian Football Association is formed on April 30.
- The initial premiers are South Adelaide FC
- The Victorian Football Association is formed on May 17, initially, the highest level of the sport in Victoria until surpassed in 1897 by the breakaway Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League.)
- The first premiers are Carlton FC.
[edit] Baseball
- National League champions – Boston Red Caps
- Star pitcher Jim Devlin and three other Louisville Grays are permanently expelled from the National League for arranging with gamblers to lose games. (Louisville finishes seven games behind Boston.)
[edit] Boxing
- Future world champion John L. Sullivan begins his career by fighting as an amateur in his native Boston. He wins his earliest known bout against Jack Scannell with a first round knockout.
[edit] Cricket
Events
- 15-19 March – Australia v. England at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will afterwards be recognised as the first-ever Test Match. Australia win by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman scoring 165*: the first Test century. William Midwinter, with 5-78 in England's first innings, is the first bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings.
- 31 March to 4 April – Australia v. England in the Second Test, also at the MCG. England win by 4 wickets.
- 10 & 12 November – South Australia v. Tasmania at Adelaide Oval is the earliest first-class match played by South Australia who win by an innings and 13 runs, their team including George Giffen.
Honours – England
- Champion County – Gloucestershire
- Most runs – W G Grace 1474 @ 39.83 (HS 261)
- Most wickets – W G Grace 179 @ 12.81 (BB 9-55)
Honours – Australia
- Most runs – Charles Bannerman (HS 165*) and George Ulyett (HS 94) scored 243 runs each @ 48.60
- Most wickets – Alfred Shaw 17 wickets @ 11.76 (BB 5-19)
[edit] Golf
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Austerlitz
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Chester
- Canada: Queen's Plate – Amelia
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Redskin
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Chamant
- Epsom Derby – Silvio
- St. Leger Stakes – Silvio
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Baden-Baden
- Preakness Stakes – Cloverbrook
- Belmont Stakes – Cloverbrook
[edit] Lacrosse
- November – inaugural intercollegiate game is held between New York University and Manhattan College
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – dead heat between Cambridge and Oxford
[edit] Rugby football
- Establishment of Broughton Rangers, Newcastle RFC and Nottingham R.F.C.
[edit] Tennis
- Inaugural Lawn Tennis Championship held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, south London. The first tournament stages only the men's singles championship won by Spencer Gore (England) who defeats William Marshall (England) in the final by 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
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