1889 in sports

Sponsorship the way you would do it

See also: 1888 in sports, other events of 1889, 1890 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Football (soccer)
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Football (soccer)

FA Cup - Preston North End F.C beat Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C 3-0

Events

March 30 - Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
July 8 - During the last championship bare-knuckle boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.
Cricket - The major English county cricket sides meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the County Cricket Championship is born.

Births

Deaths