1843 in sports

1843 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846

Baseball

Events

Boxing

Events

  • Ben Caunt and Tom Hyer retain the Championships of England and the United States respectively but there is no record of any fights involving either of them in 1843.[1][2]

Cricket

Events

England

Football

Events

  • A set of written rules is believed to have been in existence at Eton College. These allow handling of the ball to control it but not running with it in the hand and not passing it by hand. The first known 11–a–side games take place at Eton.
  • Guy's Hospital RFC is founded by staff and students of the famous medical school in London. It is today believed to be a constituent of Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club which therefore claims to be the world's oldest football club in any code (though see 1839 in sports). This claim is contested due to doubts about the club's continuous existence between 1843 and 1883. It is now a rugby union club, playing at Honor Oak Park in Brockley and currently (2008) operates in London League 4 South East.

Horse racing

England

Rowing

The Boat Race

Other

  • The first collegiate rowing club in the U.S. is established at Yale University.

References
  1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Ben Caunt. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
  2. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Hyer. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
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