1899 in sports

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See also: 1898 in sports, other events of 1899, 1900 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Australian Rules Football
2 Boat race
3 Cricket
4 Cycling
5 Football (Soccer)
6 Golf
7 Births
8 Deaths

Australian Rules Football

Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 3rd VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 3.9 (27) d South Melbourne 3.8 (26))

Boat race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Cricket

County Cricket Championship - Surrey
The Ashes - Australia beat England 1–0

Cycling

Bordeaux - Paris road race won by Constant Huret

Football (Soccer)

English FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Derby County 4–1
German Football Team Eintracht Frankfurt was founded

Golf

US Open - Willie Smith wins the men's tournament

Births

May 24 ÃÂ Suzanne Lenglen, future tennis great (d. 1938)
August 3 ÃÂ Louis Chiron, Grand Prix motor racing champion (d. 1979)

Deaths