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Sport was becoming extremely popular now, both for players and spectators. Again trains were part of the reason for this because both spectators and teams could travel more easily. Let's see if you can guess these dates (they are not in order and some are from an earlier period). Click the question marks to find the correct answer, after you've had a guess of course (one date is 1877):-
First international football match between England and Scotland ??????????
First Boat Race ??????????
First Wimbledon tennis championships (clue – women had a championship in 1884) ??????????
First cricket match between England and Australia ??????????
First Modern Olympics ??????????
First FA Cup Final ??????????
Year Volleyball invented ??????????
First Derby horse race on Epsom Downs ??????????
After Mr Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre in 1892 more and more people joined bicycle clubs and cycling became a family outing.
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