Rugby League
England
- Championship – not contested
- Challenge Cup final – Batley 10–3 St Helens at Headingley Stadium, Leeds. This is the inaugural competition.
- Lancashire League Championship – Broughton Rangers
- Yorkshire League Championship – Brighouse Rovers
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“We’re the victims of a disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the law and order league are scouring out the dregs of the town. C’mon be a glorified wreck like me.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
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