1926 in sports
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See also: 1925 in sports, other events of 1926, 1927 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Cricket
- May 31 - India, New Zealand and West Indies are elected as Full Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference thus increasing the number of test playing nations to six.
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Football (American)
- Frankford Yellow Jackets win the National Football League championship with a league record of 14-1-1.
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Melbourne wins the 30th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 17.17 (119) d Collingwood 9.8 (62))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
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Football (soccer)
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England
- First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1925-26 title; it is the first time a club has won the League title three times in a row.
- FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 1-0.
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Hockey (Ice)
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons defeat the Victoria Cougars
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Births
- March 25 — László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
- March 29 — Mario D'Agata, Italian boxer
- May 5 — Víctor Ugarte, Bolivian football (soccer) player (d. 1995)
- June 30 — Henk Bouwman, Dutch field hockey player (d. 1995)fr:1926 en sport