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1921 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
NFL championship College championship England - The Football League Burnley 59 points, Manchester City 54, Bolton Wanderers 52, Liverpool 51, Newcastle United 50, Tottenham Hotspur 47
- FA Cup final Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge, London
- The Football League is expanded by the conversion of the Third Division (founded in 1920) into the Third Division South (D3S: 22 clubs) and the creation of the Third Division North (D3N: 20 clubs). This brings the total number of League clubs to 86. Existing league clubs in D3N are Stockport County (relegated from the Second Division) and Grimsby Town (transferred from the former Third Division). New league members in D3N are: Accrington Stanley (1921 1961), Ashington (1921 1929), Barrow (1921 1972), Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Durham City (1921 1928), Halifax Town, Hartlepool United, Lincoln City, Nelson (1921 1931), Rochdale, Southport (1921 1978), Stalybridge (1921 1923), Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wigan Borough (1921 1931) and Wrexham.
- Apart from Grimsby Town (now in D3N) and Crystal Palace (promoted to the Second Division), all the remaining members of the former Third Division are transferred to D3S. Two new clubs are elected to this division: Aberdare Athletic (1921 1927) and Charlton Athletic.
Germany Republic of Ireland Men's 100 metres Lithuania VFL Premiership Sweden World Series Major League Baseball Negro League Baseball Events - 2 July boxing's first "million dollar gate" occurs when Jack Dempsey meets Georges Carpentier in a "hastily assembled outdoor arena built on a farm in Jersey City, New Jersey". A crowd of more than 80,000 attends an event billed by its promoter Tex Rickard as the "Battle of the Century". Dempsey wins by a fourth round knockout in a scheduled 12-round fight which is also special for its radio broadcast. It is the first-ever broadcast to a "mass audience" with ringside commentary relayed over the new radiophone to hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern United States.[1]
- Pete "Kid" Herman regains the World Bantamweight Championship but is beaten soon afterwards by new champion Johnny Buff.
Lineal world champions[2] Grey Cup Events - England tours Australia and becomes the first team to lose every match in a five-match Test series. In the 1921 English season, Australia emphasises the post-war superiority that it owes, in particular, to the pace duo of Jack Gregory and Ted McDonald. Having won 5 0 in Australia the previous winter, the Australians win the first three Tests of the 1921 tour and then draw the last two.
England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France World Figure Skating Championships - The championships are not held in 1921
Major tournaments Other tournaments England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Grand Prix racing Indianapolis 500 Far Eastern Championship Games The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship Germany - National championship won by Mr. Janich firing an Ortgies semi-automatic pistol.[3]
Speed Skating World Championships Australia England France USA Davis Cup References de:Sportjahr 1921 fr:1921 en sport hu:1921 a sportban mk:1921 ja:1921 no:Sports ret 1921 pt:1921 no desporto sv:Sport ret 1921 zh:1921
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