Years in sports:	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years:	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Football (soccer) 3.1 England 4 Golf 5 Horse Racing 6 Events 7 Births

Baseball

• World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3.^{citation needed}

Cricket

• 12 March-13 March, Port Elizabeth - South Africa plays its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets.
• The major English county cricket sides meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the County Cricket Championship is born.

Football (soccer)

England

• Football League - Preston North End win the 1888-89 title unbeaten, an achievement that will not be equalled until 2003-04 by Arsenal.
• FA Cup - Preston North End beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0, becoming the first team to complete the Double.

Golf

• British Open - Willie Park, Jnr.
• British Amateur - Johnny Laidlay

Horse Racing

• May 9 - Spokane wins the Kentucky Derby

Events

• October - Brentford F.C. founded by members of Brentford Rowing Club [1]
• March 30 - Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
• July 8 - During the last championship bare-knuckle boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.

Births

• April 9 — Johnny Kilbane, American featherweight boxer (d. 1957)
• June 12 — Julius Skutnabb, Finnish speed skater (d. 1965)