See also: 1879 in sports, other events of 1880, 1881 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Boat race 2 Cricket 3 Football (Soccer) 4 Births 5 Deaths

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

• 6 September-8 September, London - Only Test, England v Australia. England won by 5 wickets.

Football (Soccer)

• FA Cup - Clapham Rovers beat Oxford University 1-0

Births

Deaths