1872 1st English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0; Morton Betts scores winner1875 English FA Cup Final Replay, Kennington Oval,
Category: On This Day
1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st professional baseball team1877 Cricket’s inaugural Test match commences as Australia plays England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; Australia
1874 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Oxford University beats Royal Engineers, 2-01899 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Shamrocks beat Queens University,
1861 23rd Grand National: Joseph Kendall wins aboard Jealousy at 5/11875 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers and Old Etonians draw 1-1;
1862 24th Grand National: Harry Lamplugh wins aboard The Huntsman; first French trained winner; only human fatality recorded in the event, jockey Joe Wynne1881 Andrew
1863 25th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 2nd GN aboard 4/1 Emblem; winning mare’s full sister Emblematic wins the following year1876 English FA Cup
1900 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Shamrocks outclass Halifax Crescents, 11-0 to sweep challenge series, 2-01913 Stanley Cup, Quebec Skating Rink, Quebec City,
1864 26th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 3rd GN aboard 10/1 Emblematic; winning mare’s full sister Emblem the race winner the previous year1870 32nd
1865 27th Grand National: Captain Henry Coventry wins aboard French outsider Alcibiade at 100/71900 NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland,
1855 17th Grand National: John Hanlon wins aboard Irish horse Wanderer at 25/11857 Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs1860 22nd