Association Football
England
- The Football League – Aston Villa 50 points, Sheffield United 48, Sunderland 41, Wolves 39, Newcastle United 36, Derby County 36
- FA Cup final – Bury 4–0 Southampton at Crystal Palace, London.
Germany
- German Football Association (i.e., the Deutscher Fußball-Bund or DFB) founded in Leipzig by representatives of 86 clubs (28 January).
- FC Bayern Munich founded on 27 February as Schwabinger Bayern at a meeting in Munich’s Gisela Restaurant by dissident players from a club called MTV 1879. The name was later changed to Bayern Roten (Reds).
Olympic Games
- Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics:
- Upton Park FC (Great Britain)
- Club Française (France)
- Université de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Scotland
- Scottish Football League – Rangers
- Scottish Cup – Celtic 4–3 Queen's Park at Ibrox Park
Uruguay
- Formation of the Uruguayan Football Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol or AUF)
Read more about this topic: 1900 In Sports
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