1925 in sports

1925 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:	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 2.1 England 3 Australian rules football 4 Baseball 4.1 Baseball (Major League) 4.2 Baseball (Negro League) 5 Field hockey 5.1 Establishments 6 Golf 7 Horse racing 8 Ice hockey 9 Multi-sport events 10 References

American football

• The National Football League adds five teams: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team, and the Pottsville Maroons
• Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title
• October 3 – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game

Association football

• The IFAB reform the offside law, reducing the number of opposing players required to be in front of the attacker for him to be onside from three to two.

England

• First Division – Huddersfield Town win the 1924–25 title.
• FA Cup – Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 1–0.

Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league from the VFA
  • Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)

Baseball

Baseball (Major League)

• Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators in the World Series

Baseball (Negro League)

• Hilldale (ECL) def. Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 5 games to 1 in the Negro League World Series

Field hockey

Establishments

• September 16 – HC Rotterdam, a Dutch field hockey club based in Rotterdam

Golf

• June 2-5 – U.S. Open – Willie Macfarlane
• June 23-26 – British Open – Jim Barnes
• September 26 – PGA Championship – Walter Hagen
• British Amateur – Robert Harris
• U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones

Horse racing

• May 16 – Flying Ebony wins the Kentucky Derby

Ice hockey

• March - The first-place Hamilton Tigers of the NHL go on strike for an increase in pay. The team is suspended and the players sold to become the New York Americans.
• March - The Victoria Cougars defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. The Cougars are the last non-NHL team to win the Cup
• December 2 - The expansion New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the NHL play their first-ever game against each other at Pittsburgh. The Americans defeat the Pirates 2-1 in overtime.
• December 15 - The first NHL game is played at Madison Square Garden between the New York Americans and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens win the game 3-1 and are awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy.

Multi-sport events

• 7th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands

References

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