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1871 in sports

See also: 1870 in sports, other events of 1871, 1872 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents
1 Boat race
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Boat race

Events

  • Rugby Football Union formed in England
  • At a meeting in London, the Football Association decide to hold a challenge cup competition the next year. The FA Cup is born.

Births

Deaths


"Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run." - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)