1866 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents 1 Association football 2 Athletics (track and field) 3 Baseball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Golf 7 Horse racing 8 Rowing 9 Rugby football 10 References

[edit] Association football

Events

• Foundation of Upton Park F.C.

[edit] Athletics (track and field)

Events

• The Amateur Athletics Club (AAC) is founded and becomes the governing body of athletics in the United Kingdom, hosting the first national championships and introducing a definition of "amateur" that will determine eligibility for athletics competitions until the late 20th century.

[edit] Baseball

National championship

• National Association of Base Ball Players champion – Brooklyn Atlantics

Events

• National Association membership triples and geographic scope explodes, from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Portland, Maine. The association hears cases of professionalism at the center and there is no longer a clear and official NABBP champion.

[edit] Boxing

Events

• 6 August — Jem Mace defeats Joe Goss in the 21st round and reclaims the vacant English Championship.^[1]
• 19 September — Mike McCoole defeats Bill Davis in the 34th round at Rhodes Point, near St Louis, and underlines his claim to the American Championship.^[2] The third claimant Jimmy Elliott does not fight anyone this year.^[3]

[edit] Cricket

Events

• George Wootton's tally of 119 wickets establishes a new record for an English season.

England

• Champion County^[4] – Middlesex
• Most runs – Harry Jupp 1140 @ 31.66 (HS 165)
• Most wickets – George Wootton 119 @ 14.09 (BB 8–69)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

• British Open – Willie Park senior

[edit] Horse racing

Events

• Inaugural running of the Irish Derby Stakes at The Curragh is won by Selim

England

• Grand National – Salamander
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Repulse
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Lord Lyon
• Epsom Derby – Lord Lyon
• Epsom Oaks – Tormentor
• St. Leger Stakes – Lord Lyon

Australia

• Melbourne Cup – The Barb

Canada

• Queen's Plate – Beacon

Ireland

• Irish Derby Stakes – Selim

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

• 24 March — Oxford wins the 23rd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[edit] Rugby football

Events

• Foundation of Harlequins FC, Rochdale Hornets and Swinton RLFC

[edit] References

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