1891 in sports

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See also: 1890 in sports, other events of 1891, 1892 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Basketball 2 Boat race 3 Cricket 4 Football (soccer) 4.1 England 5 Tennis 6 Births 7 Deaths

Basketball

• James Naismith invents basketball

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Surrey

Football (soccer)

England

• Football League - Everton win the 1890-91 title. The League expands from twelve to fourteen teams for 1891-92.
• FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Notts County 3-1.

Tennis

• First French Open held

Births

• July 30 — Casey Stengel, U.S. baseball manager (d. 1975)

Deaths

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