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First Mention and Association Founded
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1175/F.1863
1908 First international Match England v Austria in Vienna England won 6-1
1272/F.1893
1272 Evidence from the Book of Leinster Sinteag survived until the end of the 19th century
1457/F.1901
1754 Royal and Ancient Golf Club founded St Andrews
1541/F.1838
1761 First curling club formed Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch
1673
1673 Yorkshire Society of Archers formed (Scorton Arrow Meeting)
1715/F.1882
1829 1st Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race Henley-on-Thames Oxford won
1752
1839 Grand National staged at Aintree for the first time
1788
1880 1st England v Australia Test Match
1814/F.1880/1884
1867 The Marquess of Queensbery codifies boxing rules
1823/F.1871
1823 William Webb Ellis said to have invented rugby football
1855
1855 1st Oxford v Cambridge Racquets match
1857/F.1944
1857 Alpine Club founded
F.1860
1860 National Rifle Association founded
1866
1866 First (Royal) Canoe Club founded at Richmond-on-Thames by James Macgregor
F.1869
1875 1st person to swim the English Channel Captain Matthew Webb
1870/F.
1870 Water Polo founded by the London Swimming Association
1874/F.1888/1900
1874 Major W.C. Wingfield invents lawn tennis Patented as Sphairistike
F.1875
1875 Hurlingham Polo Association founded
F.1875
1875 Royal Yachting Association founded Later Yacht Racing Association 1953
1878/F.
1878 Bicycle Touring Club (later Cyclist's Touring Club) founded
F.1884
1884 Established as the official Irish Game by the GAA
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F.1885
1908 Billiards Control Council formed Merged with the Billiards Association to form Billiards and Snooker Control Board
F.1886
1895 All England Women's Hockey Association founded
F.1893
1893 The Badminton Association of England founded Changed name to the Badminton Association in 1934
F.1896
1896 Croquet Association founded
1896
1896 1st organised competition
F.1898
1898 Amateur Fencing Association founded
1903/F.1907
1926 English Bowling Federation founded
1903/F.1908
1903 1st Ice Hockey League formed
1904
1904 1st race Portman Road Ipswich
1907/F.1923
1907 1st International Horse Show Olympia London
F.1909
1909 National Federation of Sea Anglers founded
F.1914
1914 National Roller Hockey Association of G. B. founded
1921/F.1927
1921 Table Tennis Association founded Later to become the English Table Tennis Association 1927
1744/F.1923
It is now a massive american sport
F.1926
1926 Squash Rackets Association founded
1927
1927 1st World Championship Joe Davis winner
F.1928
1928 Clay Pigeon Shooting Association founded
F.1928
1928 British Bobsleigh Association founded
F.1929
1929 British Gliding Association founded
F.1930
1930 Bicyle Polo Association of Great Britain founded
F.1974
1974 British Hang Gliding Association founded
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