1906 in sports
1906 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Years in sports: | 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 |
1906 St. Louis Post-Dispatch photo of Brad Robinson, who threw the first legal forward pass in American football
American football
College championship
- College football national championship – Princeton Tigers and Yale Bulldogs (shared)
Events
- 31 March — the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) is established to set rules for amateur sports in the United States, including revisions to American football rules that legalise the forward pass. The IAAUS later became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
- 5 September — Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University throws the first legal forward pass to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
- 25 October — Peggy Parratt of the Massillon Tigers throws the first legal forward pass in professional football to teammate Dan "Bullet" Riley in a 60–0 victory over a combined Benwood-Moundsville team in Massillon, Ohio.
- 24 November — the Canton Bulldogs-Massillon Tigers Betting Scandal effectively ends the first era of major professional football. All three of the top three teams in the nation will fall by the wayside by 1907.
Association football
England
- The Football League – Liverpool 51, Preston North End 47, The Wednesday 44, Newcastle United 43, Manchester City 43, Bolton Wanderers 41
- FA Cup final – Everton 1–0 Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, London
Germany
- National Championship – VfB Leipzig 2–1 Pforzheim at Nuremberg
Mexico
- Club Unión founded (8 May).
Portugal
- Sporting Clube de Portugal founded (14 April).
Scotland
- Scottish Football League – Celtic
- Scottish Cup final – Hearts 1–0 Third Lanark at Ibrox Park
Spain
- Deportivo de La Coruna, officially founded in Galicia, on March 2.
Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
- Carlton wins the 10th VFL Premiership – Carlton 15.4 (94) d Fitzroy 6.9 (45) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Events
- The Australasian Football Council is established in November to serve as the top-level governing body for Australian rules football in Australia and New Zealand.
Baseball
World Series
- 9–14 October — Chicago White Sox (AL) defeats Chicago Cubs (NL) in the 1906 World Series by 4 games to 2.
Boxing
Events
- 23 February — Marvin Hart loses his World Heavyweight Championship to Tommy Burns over 20 rounds in Los Angeles. Burns holds the title until December 1908 and successfully defends it 11 times until he is defeated by Jack Johnson.
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Marvin Hart → Tommy Burns
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
- World Middleweight Championship – Tommy Ryan → vacant
- World Welterweight Championship – Barbados Joe Walcott → Billy "Honey" Mellody
- World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson → Joe Gans
- World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
- World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh
Cricket
Events
- George Hirst of Yorkshire and England creates a unique record as the only player to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in the same season: 2385 runs and 208 wickets.
- The Plunket Shield competition is introduced in New Zealand ahead of the 1906–07 season. The shield is donated by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, the Governor-general of New Zealand. In its early years, until 1920–21 when a league system is started, the competition is decided by a series of challenge matches between five provincial Cricket Association sides, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and, briefly, Hawke's Bay.
England
- County Championship – Kent
- Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire
- Most runs – Tom Hayward 3518 @ 66.37 (HS 219)
- Most wickets – George Hirst 208 @ 16.50 (BB 7–18)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Jack Crawford, Arthur Fielder, Ernie Hayes, Kenneth Hutchings, Neville Knox
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Jim Mackay 902 @ 112.75 (HS 203)
- Most wickets – Leonard Garnsey 36 @ 21.44 (BB 6–48)
India
- Bombay Presidency – Hindus shared with Parsees
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados
Figure skating
Events
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Gilbert Fuchs (Germany)
- World Women's Champion – Madge Syers-Cave (Great Britain)
Golf
Events
- As scoring improves, Alex Smith becomes the first golfer in US Open history to break 300 for 72 holes when he posts 295
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
- British Amateur – James Robb
- US Amateur – Eben Byers
Horse racing
England
- Grand National – Ascetic's Silver
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Flair
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Gorgos
- The Derby – Spearmint
- The Oaks – Keystone II
- St. Leger Stakes – Troutbeck
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Poseidon
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Slaughter
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Brown Bess
- Irish Derby Stakes – Killeagh
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Sir Huon
- Preakness Stakes – Whimsical
- Belmont Stakes – Burgomaster
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- February — Ottawa Hockey Club defeats Queen's College of Kingston, Ontario in a Stanley Cup challenge
- March — Ottawa defeats Smiths Falls, Ontario two games to none in another Stanley Cup challenge.
- March — Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers tie for first place in the ECAHA league's regular season with 9–1 records. The two clubs hold a playoff to determine the ECAHA and Stanley Cup champion. The Wanderers win the series for their first Stanley Cup win, defeating the Silver Seven in a two-game total-goals series.
Other events
- 3 January — the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) begins its inaugural season
- Berlin, Ontario defeats the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club to win the Ontario Hockey Association title.
Rugby league
England
- Championship – Leigh
- Challenge Cup final – Bradford F.C. 5–0 Salford at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
- Lancashire League Championship – not contested
- Yorkshire League Championship – not contested
- Lancashire County Cup – Wigan 8–0 Leigh (replay following 0–0)
- Yorkshire County Cup – Hunslet 13–3 Halifax
Events
Rugby union
Home Nations Championship
- 24th Home Nations Championship series is shared by Ireland and Wales
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (NZ) defeats Francis Fisher (NZ) 6–0 6–4 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Laurence Doherty (GB) defeats Frank Riseley (GB) 6–4 4–6 6–2 6–3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers defeats May Sutton Bundy 6–3 9–7
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Maurice Germot defeats Max Decugis: details unknown
- French Women's Singles Championship – Kate Gillou-Fenwick defeats Mac Veagh: details unknown
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – William Clothier defeats Beals Wright 6–3 6–0 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Homans defeats Maud Barger-Wallach 6–4 6–3
Davis Cup
- 1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
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References
- Cyber Boxing Zone
- Cunneen, Chris (2001). The best ever Australian Sports Writing. Australia: Black Inc. p. 314. ISBN 1-86395-266-7. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- "The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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