1865 in sports

1865 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Events

  • Nottingham Forest, then called Forest FC, is founded in December by its parent hockey club. It is the third oldest club in the Football League after Notts County and Stoke City. Forest and Notts County play each other twice in the 1865–66 season so the Nottingham derby is the oldest fixture among teams playing in major association football leagues worldwide.

National championship

Events

  • The champion Atlantic club of Brooklyn, New York wins all 18 matches, a two-season run with one tie.
  • In double contrast to the first war year 1861, National Association membership remains low but baseball-season travel and competition increase.

Events

Events

England

Major tournaments

England

Australia

Canada

The Boat Race

Events

References

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  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – English champions. Retrieved on 8 November 2009.
  2. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Joe Coburn. Retrieved on 8 November 2009.
  3. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Jimmy Elliott. Retrieved on 8 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.