1906 in sports explained
1906 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
College championship
Events
England
Germany
Mexico
Portugal
Scotland
Spain
VFL Premiership
Events
- The Australasian Football Council is established in November to serve as the top-level governing body for Australian rules football in Australia and New Zealand.
Baseball
World Series
Boxing
Events
Lineal world champions[2]
Events
- George Hirst of Yorkshire and England creates a unique record as the only player to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in the same season: 2385 runs and 208 wickets.
- The Plunket Shield competition is introduced in New Zealand ahead of the 1906–07 season. The shield is donated by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, the Governor-general of New Zealand. In its early years, until 1920–21 when a league system is started, the competition is decided by a series of challenge matches between five provincial Cricket Association sides, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and, briefly, Hawke's Bay.
England
Australia
India
South Africa
West Indies
Tour de France
Figure skating
Events
- Inaugural ISU World Championships for women is held at Davos, Switzerland
World Figure Skating Championships
Events
- As scoring improves, Alex Smith becomes the first golfer in US Open history to break 300 for 72 holes when he posts 295
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
England
Australia
Canada
Ireland
USA
Stanley Cup
- February — Ottawa Hockey Club defeats Queen's College of Kingston, Ontario in a Stanley Cup challenge
- March — Ottawa defeats Smiths Falls, Ontario two games to none in another Stanley Cup challenge.
- March — Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers tie for first place in the ECAHA league's regular season with 9–1 records. The two clubs hold a playoff to determine the ECAHA and Stanley Cup champion. The Wanderers win the series for their first Stanley Cup win, defeating the Silver Seven in a two-game total-goals series.
Other events
See main article: 1906 in motorsport.
The Boat Race
England
Events
- Rules of rugby league are changed so that the number of players in a team is reduced from 15 to 13,[6] and following tackles the play-the-ball is introduced in place of rucks and mauls.[7]
- January 27 - New world record in speed skating 500m by Rudolf Gundersen (44.8) in Davos
Speed Skating World Championships
Home Nations Championship
Australia
England
France
USA
Davis Cup
Notes and References
- Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 5 February 2021.
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone
- Web site: Cycling-Tour de France list of winners . Eurosport UK . 18 February 2021 . en . 26 August 2020.
- Web site: James Braid British golfer . Encyclopedia Britannica . 30 April 2021 . en.
- Web site: Epsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 30 December 2021 . en.
- Book: Cunneen
, Chris
. The best ever Australian Sports Writing. 2001. Black Inc.. Australia. 1-86395-266-7. 314. 19 February 2011.
- Web site: The History Of Rugby League. Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. 2 January 2014.