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| Years in sports: | 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 |
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Baseball
- The first National club of Washington tours from Ohio to Missouri, playing ten matches in 17 days. Like the Excelsiors tour of New York state in 1860, the Nationals tour spreads the game and advanced points of play to fans and players. Several top teams will tour on similar national scale in the next few years.
Boxing
- Marquess of Queensberry rules published
Football (soccer)
- Sheffield Wednesday were formed on the 4th September 1867. Over the next century 'Wednesday' (as known throughout football) become one of England's largest and most successful football teams.
- Youdan Cup in Sheffield, the first organised football tournament
Golf
Horse racing
- First Belmont Stakes outside New York, won by Ruthless
Lacrosse
- William George Beers, a Canadian dentist, rewrites the rules written by the Montreal Lacrosse Club in 1856.
- First lacrosse game using Beers' rules is played at Upper Canada College, who lose to the Toronto Cricket Club by a score of 3-1.
Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
- Four oarsmen from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada win the World Championship in Paris, France becoming Canada's first world champions and earning the "Paris Crew" nickname.
Births
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