1910 in sports
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1910 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football
Professional championship
- Ohio League champions â Shelby Blues and Shelby Tigers (shared)
Association football
England
- The Football League â Aston Villa 53 points, Liverpool 48, Blackburn Rovers 45, Newcastle United 45, Manchester United 45, Sheffield United 42
- FA Cup final â Newcastle United 2â0 Barnsley at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 1â1 draw at Crystal Palace)
- Manchester United moves from its venue at Bank Street to its present home Old Trafford[1]
Germany
- National Championship â Karlsruher FV (0â0) 1â0 Holstein Kiel at Köln
- Foundation of FC St. Pauli (15 May)
Norway
- Foundation of Bærum SK (26 March)
Scotland
- Scottish Football League â Celtic
- Scottish Cup final â Dundee 2â1 Clyde at Ibrox Park (2nd replay, following 2â2 and 0â0 draws)
- Ayr United formed following a merger between Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr FC
Australian rules football
- St. Kilda achieves the worst start by a team that did not suffer a winless season, losing its first seventeen games before a huge upset over Carlton. This has been equalled only by Fremantle in 2001 and Greater Western Sydney in 2013.
- Collingwood wins the 14th VFL premiership, defeating Carlton 9.7 (61) to 6.11 (47) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Bandy
Sweden
- Championship final â IFK Uppsala 2â0 IFK Stockholm
Baseball
World Series
- 17â23 October â Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeats Chicago Cubs (NL) to win the 1910 World Series by 4 games to 1
Boxing
Events
- 22 February â Ad Wolgast outlasts Battling Nelson at Point Richmond, California, to win the World Lightweight Championship by a technical knockout after 40 rounds.
- 4 July â in boxing's first "fight of the century", Jack Johnson knocks out the "great white hope" James J. Jeffries in round 15 to retain his World Heavyweight Championship title.
- 15 October â World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel is shot and killed at Conway, Missouri, by Walter Dipley, a jealous farm worker. Ketchel is rated by many boxing historians as the best middleweight ever. The title remains vacant until 1913.
Lineal world champions[2]
- World Heavyweight Championship â Jack Johnson
- World Light Heavyweight Championship â vacant
- World Middleweight Championship â Stanley Ketchel â vacant
- World Welterweight Championship â vacant
- World Lightweight Championship â Battling Nelson â Ad Wolgast
- World Featherweight Championship â Abe Attell
- World Bantamweight Championship â Monte Attell
Canadian football
- The Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union adopts CRU rules
- Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Tigers
- Ontario Rugby Football Union - Toronto Athletic Club
- Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club
- Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto
- Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union - Moose Jaw
- Calgary defeats Edmonton to win the Alberta Rugby Football League
- 2nd Grey Cup â University of Toronto defeats Hamilton 16-7
Cricket
England
- County Championship â Kent
- Minor Counties Championship â Norfolk
- Most runs â Johnny Tyldesley 2265 @ 46.22 (HS 158)
- Most wickets â Razor Smith 247 @ 13.05 (BB 8â13)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year â Harry Foster, Alfred Hartley, Charlie Llewellyn, Razor Smith, Frank Woolley
Australia
- Sheffield Shield â South Australia
- Most runs â Bert Kortlang 656 @ 131.20 (HS 197)
- Most wickets â Jack Saunders 49 @ 17.32 (BB 6â35)
India
- Bombay Triangular â Europeans shared with Parsees
New Zealand
South Africa
- Currie Cup â not contested
West Indies
Cycling
Tour de France
- Octave Lapize (France) wins the 8th Tour de France[3]
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion â Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
- World Women's Champion â Lily Kronberger (Hungary)
- World Pairs Champions â Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger (Germany)
Golf
Horse racing
England
- Grand National â Jenkinstown
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes â Winkipop
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes â Neil Gow
- The Derby â Lemberg[5]
- The Oaks â Rosedrop
- St. Leger Stakes â Swynford
Australia
- Melbourne Cup â Comedy King
Canada
- King's Plate â Parmer
Ireland
- Irish Grand National â Oniche
- Irish Derby Stakes â Aviator
USA
- Kentucky Derby â Donau
- Preakness Stakes â Layminster
- Belmont Stakes â Sweep
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- 15 March â Montreal Wanderers wins the NHA championship and the Stanley Cup. The club then defeats Berlin Dutchmen in a challenge.
Events
- 5 January â National Hockey Association (NHA) commences its inaugural season
- 15 January â Canadian Hockey Association disbands. Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks join the NHA.
- March â Toronto St. Michael's Majors wins the Allan Cup
- December â NHA loses its Cobalt and Haileybury teams, but gains a Quebec team. The Montreal Canadiens are taken over by George Kennedy's Club Athletique Canadien after threatening legal action.
Motorsport
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 23 March â Oxford wins the 67th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
England
- Championship â Oldham
- Challenge Cup final â Leeds 26â12 Hull F.C. at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield (replay, following 7â7 draw at Fartown)
- Lancashire League Championship â Oldham
- Yorkshire League Championship â Wakefield Trinity
- Lancashire County Cup â Wigan 22â5 Leigh
- Yorkshire County Cup â Huddersfield 21â0 Batley
Australia
- 1910 Great Britain Lions tour
- 17 September â the 1910 NSWRFL season culminates in a grand final between South Sydney and Newtown which is drawn 4â4. Newtown are crowned premiers by virtue of being minor premiers.
Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
- France joins the Home Nations Championship which is now called the Five Nations Championship
- 28th Five Nations Championship series is won by England
Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion â Nikolay Strunnikov (Russia)
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship â Rodney Heath (Australia) defeats Horace Rice (Australia) 6â4 6â3 6â2
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship â Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) defeats Arthur Gore (GB) 6â4 7â5 4â6 6â2
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship â Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (GB) defeats Dora Boothby (GB) 6â2 6â2
France
- French Men's Singles Championship â Maurice Germot (France) defeats François Blanchy (France): details unknown
- French Women's Singles Championship â Jeanne Matthey (France) defeats Marguerite Broquedis (France): details unknown
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship â William Larned (USA) defeats Tom Bundy (USA) 6â1 5â7 6â0 6â8 6â1
- American Women's Singles Championship â Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) defeats Louise Hammond (USA) 6â4 6â2
Davis Cup
- 1910 International Lawn Tennis Challenge â
Australasia walkover
British Isles