Years in sports:	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years:	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Football (Soccer) 4 Golf 5 Horse racing 6 Rowing 7 Events 8 Births 9 Deaths

Baseball

• The NL, AA, and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called Organized Baseball.
• September 6 - The Chicago White Stockings set a still standing record for Major League Baseball by scoring 18 runs in a single inning (the 7th) in a game against the Detroit Wolverines.

Cricket

• England tour Australia for a 3-Test series. England win 2-1 and regain the Ashes for the first time. Ashes trophy created and awarded to England.

Football (Soccer)

• FA Cup - Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians 2-1 (aet).
• Bristol Rovers FC were founded as "The Black Arabs FC"

Golf

• British Open - Willie Fernie

Horse racing

• May 23 - Leonatus wins the Kentucky Derby

Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Events

• First organized luge competition takes place in Davos, Switzerland

Births

• January 9 — Charles Bacon, American athlete (d. 1968)
• January 27 — Bok de Korver, Dutch football (soccer) player (d. 1957)
• July 19 — Cornelis den Held, Dutch athlete (d. 1962)
• September 5 — Mel Sheppard, American athlete (d. 1942)
• September 27 — Percy Rees, British field hockey player (d. 1970)
• October 31 — Tony Wilding, champion tennis player and soldier (d. 1915)
• November 17 — Erik Granfelt, Swedish gymnast (d. 1962)

Deaths