1899 in sports

See also: \n1898 in sports, \nother events of 1899, \n1900 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Australian Rules Football 2 Boat race 3 Cricket 4 Cycling 5 Football (Soccer) 6 Golf 7 Births 8 Deaths

Australian Rules Football

\n* Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 3rd VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 3.9 (27) d South Melbourne 3.8 (26))

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Cricket

\n*County Cricket Championship - Surrey\n* The Ashes - Australia beat England 1–0

Cycling

\n*Bordeaux - Paris road race won by Constant Huret

Football (Soccer)

\n*English FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Derby County 4–1\n*German Football Team Eintracht Frankfurt was founded

Golf

\n*US Open - Willie Smith wins the men's tournament

Births

\n*May 24 – Suzanne Lenglen, future tennis great (d. 1938)\n*August 3 – Louis Chiron, Grand Prix motor racing champion (d. 1979)

Deaths