1926 in sports
| Years in sports: | 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 |
1926 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
- Frankford Yellow Jackets win the National Football League championship with a league record of 14–1–1
- Rose Bowl (1925 season):
- The Alabama Crimson Tide won 20-19 over the Washington Huskies to share the college football national championship
Association football
England
- The Football League – Huddersfield Town 57 points, Arsenal 52, Sunderland 48, Bury 47, Sheffield United 46, Aston Villa 44
- FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
- Huddersfield Town is the first team to win the League championship title three times in succession.
Germany
- National Championship – SpVgg Fürth 4–1 Hertha BSC at Frankfurt
Greece
- Formation of the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF)
Athletics
Sweden
- the Second Women's World Games, Gothenburg
Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
- Melbourne wins the 30th VFL Premiership: Melbourne 17.17 (119) d Collingwood 9.8 (62) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Brownlow Medal
- The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Bandy
Sweden
Baseball
World Series
- 2–10 October — St. Louis Cardinals (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1926 World Series by 4 games to 3
Negro League Baseball
- Rube Foster, founder of the Negro National League (NNL) and owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, suffers a nervous breakdown and has to be confined to an asylum. His protégé Dave Malarcher takes over as manager and leads the team to the NNL pennant.
- The Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro League World Series.
- Mule Suttles of the St. Louis Stars hits a Negro League record 27 home runs. His .498 batting average and 21 triples are also records.
Basketball
ABL Championship
- Cleveland Rosenblums win three games to none over the Brooklyn Arcadians
Boxing
Events
- 23 September — Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey over 10 rounds in Philadelphia to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- Tiger Flowers twice defeats Harry Greb for the World Middleweight Championship but then loses it to former World Welterweight Champion Mickey Walker who holds it until 1931
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey → Gene Tunney
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Paul Berlenbach → Jack Delaney
- World Middleweight Championship – Harry Greb → Tiger Flowers → Mickey Walker
- World Welterweight Championship – Mickey Walker → Pete Latzo
- World Lightweight Championship – Rocky Kansas → Sammy Mandell
- World Featherweight Championship – Louis "Kid" Kaplan → vacant
- World Bantamweight Championship – Charley Phil Rosenberg
- World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Canadian football
Grey Cup
Cricket
Events
- 31 May — India, New Zealand and West Indies are elected as Full Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of nations playing Test cricket from three to six.
- England regains The Ashes from Australia by winning the five-match Test series 1–0. After the first four Tests are drawn, England wins the final match at The Oval by 289 runs.
England
- County Championship – Lancashire
- Minor Counties Championship – Durham
- Most runs – Jack Hobbs 2949 @ 77.60 (HS 316*)
- Most wickets – Charlie Parker 213 @ 18.40 (BB 8–73)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – George Geary, Harold Larwood, Jack Mercer, Bert Oldfield, Bill Woodfull
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Arthur Richardson 904 @ 50.22 (HS 227)
- Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 59 @ 30.40 (BB 6–76)
- Victoria score 1,107 against New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 1926 - still the largest innings total in first-class cricket.[2]
India
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
Cycling
Tour de France
- Lucien Buysse (Belgium) wins the 20th Tour de France
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
- World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)
- World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)
Golf
Events
- Bobby Jones becomes the first golfer to win the British and US Open titles in the same year.
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Horse racing
England
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Koko
- Grand National – Jack Horner
- 19 April – Willie Watkinson, the Grand National-winning jockey, dies three weeks after his victory in a fall at Bogside, Scotland
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Pillion
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Colorado
- The Derby – Coronach
- The Oaks – Short Story
- St. Leger Stakes – Coronach
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Spearfelt
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Haplite
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Biribi
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Amberwave
- Irish Derby Stakes – Embargo
USA
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- 30 March to 6 April — Montreal Maroons defeats Victoria Cougars in the 1926 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 1
Events
- Allan Cup – University of Toronto defeats Port Arthur Bearcats
- Memorial Cup – Calgary Canadians defeats Queen's University
- The professional Western Hockey League folds; most players are sold for $300,000 to the National Hockey League (NHL).
- December — new expansion teams debut in the NHL: Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers
Lacrosse
Events
- Rosabelle Sinclair establishes the United States' first women's lacrosse team at Bryn Mawr School
Motorsport
Nordic skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 2nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 are held at Lahti, Finland
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 27 March — Cambridge wins the 78th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
England
- Championship – Wigan
- Challenge Cup final – Swinton 9–3 Oldham at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
- Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
- Yorkshire League Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers
- Lancashire County Cup – Swinton 15–11 Wigan
- Yorkshire County Cup – Dewsbury 2–0 Huddersfield
Australia
- NSW Premiership – South Sydney 11–5 University (grand final)
Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
- 39th Five Nations Championship series is shared by Ireland and Scotland
Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's Allround Champion @ Trondheim, Norway – Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)
- Overall Ladies World Champion @ Saint John, New Brunswick – Lela Brooks (Canada)
- World Outdoor Champion – Charles Gorman (Canada)
- International Outdoor Champion in pack style – John Farrell (United States)[3]
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – John Hawkes (Australia) defeats James Willard (Australia) 6–1 6–3 6–1
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–1 6–3
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Jean Borotra (France) defeats Howard Kinsey (USA) 8–6 6–1 6–3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Kitty McKane Godfree (Great Britain) defeats Lilí de Álvarez (Spain) 6–2 4–6 6–3
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats René Lacoste (France) 6–2 6–4 6–3
- French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Mary Browne (USA) 6–1 6–0
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 6–4 6–0 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 4–6 6–4 9–7
Davis Cup
- 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
United States 4–1 
France at Germantown Cricket Club (grass) Philadelphia, United States
References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone
- ^ Sengupta, Arunabha. "When Australian legend Bill Ponsford scored a triple; Victoria amassed 1,107 against New South Wales". cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ John O'Neil Farrell Archived September 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com