1780 in sports

1780 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Centuries: 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades: 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years: 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Diomed won the inaugural running of The Derby

Boxing

Events

  • It was probably during this year that Harry Sellers reclaimed the vacant English Championship but he is not known to have defended it before 1785.[1]

Cricket

Events

England

Horse racing

Events

England

References

  1. Cyber Boxing Zone - Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 20 October 2017.
  2. Note that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
  3. Waterman, Jack (1999). The Punter's Friend. Harpenden, Herts, UK: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1852916001.


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