1925 in sports
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See also: 1924 in sports, other events of 1925, 1926 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Baseball (Major League)
- Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators in the World Series
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Football (American)
- The National Football League adds five teams: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team, and the Pottsville Maroons
- Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league from the VFA
- Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)
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Football (soccer)
- The IFAB reform the offside law, reducing the number of opposing players required to be in front of the attacker for him to be onside from three to two.
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England
- First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1924-25 title.
- FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 1-0.
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Hockey (Ice)
- Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars defeat the Montreal Canadiens
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General sporting events
- 7th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands
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Births
- February 19 — Leslie Laing, Jamaican athlete
- June 2 — Wally Pipp, first baseman of the New York Yankees, asks for a day off due to a headache. He is replaced in the lineup by Lou Gehrig, who also starts the next 2,128 consecutive games.
- June 10 — Lennart Bergelin, Swedish tennis player
- July 18 — - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete and triple Olypmic gold medallist (d. 2004)
- July 28 — Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan football (soccer) player (d. 2002)
- July 29 — Ted Lindsay, ice hockey Hall of Fame player
- November 4 — Teodor Anioła, Polish footballer (d. 1993)
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