1927 in sports

1927 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football edit

NFL championship – New York Giants (11–1–1)
Rose Bowl (1926 season):
- The Stanford Indians tie 7–7 with the Alabama Crimson Tide to split the national championship
College football national championship – Illinois Fighting Illini

Association football edit

Colombia

America de Cali was founded on February 13.^[1]

England

The Football League – Newcastle United 56 points, Huddersfield Town 51, Sunderland 49, Bolton Wanderers 48, Burnley 47, West Ham United 46
FA Cup final – Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Cardiff City's FA Cup victory remains the only time the competition has been won by a club outside England.

Germany

National Championship – 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Hertha BSC at Berlin. It is the first match to be broadcast in full on German radio.

Italy

AS Roma is founded by Italo Foschi, who initiates the merger of three older Italian Football Championship clubs from the city of Rome: Roman FC, SS Alba-Audace and Fortitudo-Pro Roma SGS.

Mexico

Formation of the Mexican Football Federation (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación or FMF). It is also known as Femexfut.

Ukraine

FC Dynamo Kyiv founded in former part of Soviet Union^[2]

Australian rules football edit

VFL Premiership

Collingwood wins the 31st VFL Premiership, beating Richmond 2.13 (25) to 1.7 (13) in the 1927 VFL Grand Final
- The low scores, caused by a torrential fall of rain on the day before and during the match, set many records:

The lowest winning score since 1901 when Collingwood beat Fitzroy 3.6 (24) to 2.7 (19)^[3]
Richmond's score is the equal fourth lowest since 1915 and their second lowest score ever, behind 0.8 (8) against St. Kilda in 1961.
The aggregate score of 3.20 (38) is the lowest since 1900
It is the only time since 1908 a team has won scoring only two goals

Brownlow Medal

The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Bandy edit

Sweden

Championship final – IK Göta 5-1 Västerås SK

Baseball edit

World Series

5–8 October — New York Yankees (AL) defeats Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) to win the 1927 World Series by 4 games to 0

Major League Baseball

Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, setting a major league record

Negro leagues

For the second straight year, the Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeats the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro World Series

Basketball edit

Events

January 7 – American exhibition basketball team Harlem Globetrotters, founded by Abe Saperstein in 1926, played their first road game in Hinckley, Illinois^[4]

ABL Championship

Brooklyn Celtics over Cleveland Rosenblums (3–0)

Greece

A first game for professional league of Greece, Panhellenic Basketball League, as predecessor for Greek Basket League held.^[5] G.S. Iraklis B.C.

Boxing edit

Events

In one of the most famous fights in boxing history, Gene Tunney successfully defends his World Heavyweight Championship in a return bout with Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field, Chicago. Tunney wins in 10 rounds but the fight is remembered as The Battle Of The Long Count after Tunney was knocked down for 13 seconds in the 7th round, the count being delayed because Dempsey did not retire to a neutral corner.

Lineal world champions^[6]

World Heavyweight Championship – Gene Tunney
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Delaney → vacant → Tommy Loughran
World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Welterweight Championship – Pete Latzo → Joe Dundee
World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell
World Featherweight Championship – vacant
World Bantamweight Championship – Charley Phil Rosenberg → vacant
World Flyweight Championship – vacant

Canadian football edit

Grey Cup

15th Grey Cup – Toronto Balmy Beach 9–6 Hamilton Tigers

Cricket edit

Events

New Zealand tours England with a team containing many players who will later play Test cricket for New Zealand. However, this tour does not include any Test matches and the 1927 English cricket season is the last, apart from the Second World War years and the cancelled South African tour of 1970, in which there has been no Test cricket in England.

England