1927 in sports
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1927 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 |
Contents |
[edit] American Football
- New York Giants win National Football League title
[edit] Association football
[edit] England
- First Division – Newcastle United win the 1926–27 title.
- FA Cup – Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1–0, the only time the FA Cup has been won by a club outside England.
[edit] Germany
- DFB-Pokal – 1. FC Nuremberg win the 1927 tournament after beating Hertha BSC Berlin in the final, which is the first match to be broadcast in full on German radio.
[edit] Italy
- A.S Roma founded through the algamation of the Alba-Audace, Fortitudo-Pro Roma and Roman clubs.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 31st VFL Premiership (Collingwood 2.13 (25) d Richmond 1.7 (13))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Major League Baseball
[edit] Negro League Baseball
- For the second straight year, 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.
[edit] Golf
- 4 June – first Ryder Cup held in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 4, 1927. United States beats Great Britain 9 1/2 to 2 1/2
- June 14-17 – U.S. Open – Tommy Armour
- July 13-15 – British Open – Bobby Jones
- November 5 – PGA Championship – Walter Hagen
- British Amateur – William Tweddell
- U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 14 – Whiskery wins the Kentucky Derby
- Grand National won by 8/1 favourite Sprig
[edit] Ice hockey
- 1927 Stanley Cup Finals – Ottawa Senators defeat the Boston Bruins 2–0 in four games
- Memorial Cup - The Owen Sound Greys defeat the Port Arthur West End Jrs.
- Allan Cup - University of Toronto Grads defeat the Fort William Thundering Herd in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- February 14 - Conn Smythe purchases the Toronto St. Patricks of the NHL. Smythe changes the name to the Toronto Maple Leafs
[edit] Snooker
- First World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 20–11
[edit] Multi-sport events
- 8th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China
[edit] References
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