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| Years in sports: | 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 |
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Baseball
- The champion Eckford club of Brooklyn, New York wins all ten matches against National Association members, a run that began in August 1862
Football
- October 26 - The Football Association founded in London to regulate football in England under a single code of rules. This establishes Association football, or soccer; the rugby clubs do not join.
Golf
Horse racing
Northernette first run as the Grand Prix de Paris
Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Births
- January 1 - Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games
- January 9 - David Danskin, football (soccer) player and co-founder of Arsenal Football Club
