1872 in sports

See also: \n1871 in sports, \nother events of 1872, \n1873 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Boat race 2 Football (soccer) 3 Births 4 Deaths

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Football (soccer)

\n*England - Inaugural FA Cup: Wanderers F.C beat Royal Engineers 1–0

Births

\n*April 25 - C. B. Fry, England cricketer and rugby international, long jump champion

Deaths