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See also: 1884 in sports, other events of 1885, 1886 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Baseball
- World Series - Chicago NL ties St Louis AA, 3 games to 3 with one tie.
Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Football (Soccer)
- July 20 The Football Association legalises the paying of players.
- FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Queen's Park (Glasgow) 2-0
Births
- April 10 — Harvey Wood, British field hockey player (d. ??)
- June 30 — Heinrich Schomburgk, German tennis player (d. 1965)
- August 6 — John Robinson, British field hockey player (d. 1916)
Deaths
"1885 in sports"