1885 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Athletics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
American football College championship College football national championship – Princeton Tigers
Association football England FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Queen's Park (Glasgow) at The Oval 20 July — the Football Association legitimises professionalism Millwall FC founded by workers on the Isle of Dogs as Millwall Rovers. Southampton FC founded as Southampton St Mary's by members of St Mary's Church YMCA. Hungary Újpest FC was founded in suburb of Budapest on June 16. Scotland Scottish Cup final – Renton 3–1 Vale of Leven at Hampden Park (replay following 0–0 draw)
Australian Rules Football
Victorian Football Association premiers - South Melbourne SANFL premiers - South Adelaide WAFL premiers - Rovers
Canadian Football
Montreal are champions of the QRFU. Ottawa College wins the ORFU. The QRFU All-Stars are Canadian champions.
Baseball National championship National League v. American Association – Chicago NL ties St Louis A's, 3 games to 3 with one tie. Events The Cuban Giants, composed mainly of African-American players from Philadelphia, is the first black professional baseball team on a reasonably permanent basis. It will sometimes join a league and use a regular home park but more often tour independently.
Boxing Events 29 August — John L. Sullivan's six round defeat of Dominick McCaffrey in Chester Park, Cincinnati, inaugurates the modern World heavyweight boxing championship under Queensberry Rules.Cyber Boxing Zone – Lineal Heavyweight Champions. Retrieved on 6 June 2009. Archived 2009-06-08. The bout is described as being "to decide the Marquess of Queensberry glove contest for the championship of the world". Sullivan will hold the title until 1892.Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan. Retrieved on 13 November 2009. World Middleweight Champion Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey defeats 12 challengers during the year, most of them by knockouts.Cyber Boxing Zone – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey. Retrieved on 13 November 2009. Future World Heavyweight Champion James J. Corbett is the most successful amateur boxer on America's Pacific Coast and takes part in an exhibition bout with Dempsey.Cyber Boxing Zone – James J Corbett. Retrieved on 13 November 2009. Lineal world champions World Heavyweight Championship – John L. Sullivan World Middleweight Championship – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey
Cricket Events Nottinghamshire wins the county championship title for a third successive season England Champion CountyA semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted. – Nottinghamshire Most runs – Walter Read 1,880 @ 44.76 (HS 163) Most wickets – George Lohmann 142 @ 14.36 (BB 8–18) Australia Most runs – Billy Barnes 520 @ 43.33 (HS 134) Most wickets – Bobby Peel 35 @ 19.22 (BB 7–27)
Golf Events Inaugural British Amateur Championship held at Royal Liverpool Golf Club Major tournaments British Open – Bob Martin Other tournaments British Amateur – Allen MacFie
Horse racing England Grand National – Roquefort 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Farewell 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Paradox The Derby – Melton The Oaks – Lonely St. Leger Stakes – Melton Australia Melbourne Cup – Sheet Anchor Canada Queen's Plate – Willie W. Ireland Irish Grand National – Billet Doux Irish Derby Stakes – St. Kevin USA Kentucky Derby – Joe Cotton Preakness Stakes – Tecumseh Belmont Stakes – Tyrant
Ice hockey Events 31 January — the Montreal Hockey Club defeats the McGill University 1–0 to win the 1885 Montreal Winter Carnival Ice Hockey Tournament
Rowing The Boat Race 28 March — Oxford wins the 42nd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby football Home Nations Championship The 3rd series of the Home Nations Championship is not completed Other events Establishment of London Welsh RFC and Connacht Rugby
Speed skating Norway 1885 speed skating race at Frognerkilen
Tennis England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – William Renshaw (GB) defeats Herbert Lawford (GB) 7–5 6–2 4–6 7–5 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maud Watson (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley (GB) 6–1 7–5 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Richard D. Sears (USA) defeats Godfrey M. Brinley (USA) 6–3 4–6 6–0 6–3 The 9th pre-open era Men's Tennis tour gets underway 54 tournaments are staged this year the tour runs from 2 April to 12 October 1885.
Yacht racing America's Cup The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Puritan defeats British challenger Genesta, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 2 races to 0
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