1921 in sports
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1921 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 |
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[edit] American football
- Chicago Staleys (later the Chicago Bears) win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title. The APFA would eventually become the National Football League.
[edit] Association football
[edit] England
- First Division – Burnley win the 1920–21 title
- FA Cup – Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0
- The Football League expands for the second time in two years, with the addition of the 20 Northern sides to create the Third Division North, bringing the total number of League clubs to 86. The Third Division becomes the Third Division South.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League – Richmond wins the 24th VFL Premiership (Richmond 5.6 (36) d Carlton 4.8 (32))
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Major League Baseball
- World Series – New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3
- Babe Ruth hits 59 home runs for the New York Yankees, establishing a new single–season record for the third consecutive year
[edit] Negro League Baseball
- The Chicago American Giants win their second consecutive Negro National League pennant
[edit] Field Hockey
[edit] Establishments
- October 14 – Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club, a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord–Brabant
[edit] Golf
- 22-25 June – British Open – Jock Hutchison
- 20-22 July – U.S. Open – Jim Barnes
- October 1 – PGA Championship – Walter Hagen
- British Amateur – Willie Hunter
- U.S. Amateur – Jesse P. Guilford
[edit] Horse racing
- May 7 – Behave Yourself wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- March – Ottawa Senators defeat the Toronto St. Patricks to win the NHL championship.
- March – Vancouver Millionaires defeat the Seattle Metropolitans in a two–game total–goal series 1–3, 6–0 (7–3) to win the PCHA championship
- March – In a best–of–five series played in Vancouver, the Senators win their second straight Stanley Cup, defeating the Millionaires 3 games to 2.
[edit] Multi-sport events
- Fifth Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China
[edit] References
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