1881 in sports

See also: \n1880 in sports, \nother events of 1881, \n1882 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Boat race 2 Football (Soccer) 3 Tennis 4 Births 5 Deaths

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Football (Soccer)

\n*FA Cup - Old Carthusians beat Old Etonians 3-0. This was the last final to be played between two Southern amateur sides.

Tennis

\n*First U.S. National Singles Championship, precursor of the US Open won by Richard D. Sears

Births

\n*December 29 – Jess Willard, future heavyweight boxing champion (d. 1968)

Deaths