1886 in sports
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See also: 1885 in sports, other events of 1886, 1887 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Baseball
- World Series - St Louis AA defeats Chicago NL, 4 games to 2.
Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
Football (Soccer)
- March 13 - Tinsley Lindley scores in the first of his record 9 consecutive England games
- March 20 - John Lambie becomes the youngest Scotland player and captain, aged 17 years and 92 days.
- May 10 - The Football Association approves a proposal made by N.L. Jackson, an Old Corinthian, that players be given a cap for every international match in which they take part.
- FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 0-0 (aet); 2-0.
- Dial Square F.C., a workers' team from the Royal Arsenal is founded, and plays its first match on December 11. The club will eventually become known as Arsenal F.C.
Events
- The Hockey Association founded in England to codify the rules of field hockey
Births
- September 25 ? May Sutton, US Open & Wimbledon tennis chamnpion (Died 1975)
