1919 in sports

1919 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Although World War I had ended in 1918, the influenza pandemic and planning difficulties from the war still curtailed sport to a considerable extent.

Years in sports: 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years: 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922

American football

Association football

England

France

Germany

Poland

Spain

Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

South Australian Football League

  • 3 May: SAFL league football resumes after three seasons of “patriotic competitions” due to World War I.
  • 27 September: Sturt and North Adelaide draw 5.9 (39) apiece in the 1919 SAFL Grand Final.
  • 4 October: In a low-scoring replay, Sturt 3.5 (23) defeat North Adelaide 2.6 (18) to win their second SAFL premiership.

West Australian Football League

Bandy

Sweden

Baseball

World Series

Events

  • Even before game one of this World Series, there are rumours that some White Sox players have agreed to throw the series to the Reds for payment from gamblers. This will explode a year later in the Black Sox Scandal.
  • Babe Ruth hits 29 home runs for the Boston Red Sox, breaking the single season record of 27 set by Ned Williamson in 1884

Minor leagues

Boxing

Events

Lineal world champions[2]

Canadian football

Grey Cup

  • not contested

Cricket

Events

  • Very few first-class matches are played worldwide during the 1918–19 season but the County Championship is reintroduced in the 1919 English season to progress the game's post-war recovery.

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

  • 18 October – With the end of World War I, first-class cricket is played in South Africa for the first time since 13 April 1914. However, the interprovincial Currie Cup does not resume until 1920–21.

West Indies

Cycling

Tour de France

Giro d'Italia

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

  • The championships are not contested

Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing

Events

  • Sir Barton is the first horse to win the United States Triple Crown

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

Events

Motorsport

Multi-sport events

Far Eastern Championship Games

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

England

Australia

Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

References

  1. "Valencia CF Celebrate 100 years in Style". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. Cyber Boxing Zone
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