1881 in sports
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See also: 1880 in sports, other events of 1881, 1882 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Football (Soccer)
- March 12 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut, becoming the world's first black international football player
- FA Cup - Old Carthusians beat Old Etonians 3-0. This was the last final to be played between two Southern amateur sides.
Tennis
- First U.S. National Singles Championship, precursor of the US Open won by Richard D. Sears
Births
- December 29 – Jess Willard, future heavyweight boxing champion (d. 1968)
