1840 in sports - Definition and Overview

See also: 1830s in sports, 1850 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge (1840, 41, 45, 46, 49)
• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford (1842, 49)

Cricket

• First international cricket match played, between United States and Canada (1844)

Golf

• The first golf club, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers formed (1844)

Births

• October 14, 1842 - Joe Start, Major League Baseball player
• May 25, 1845 - Lip Pike, Major League Baseball player
• July 18, 1848 - W. G. Grace England cricketer

Deaths