See also: 1896 in sports, other events of 1897, 1898 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Auto racing 2 Boat race 3 Cricket 4 Football (Australian Rules) 5 Speed skating 6 Births 7 Deaths

Auto racing

• January 31 - The first known organized hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie .

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Lancashire

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Formation, with initial clubs being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne
  • Essendon wins the 1st VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
  • See also Victorian Football League season 1897

Speed skating

• Canadian speed skater Jack McCulloch of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating Championship

Births

Deaths