1858 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Baseball

• "All New York" and "All Brooklyn" Nines play three matches at the Fashion Race Course in Brooklyn, with the All New York Nine winning the first and third. The series is a great leap forward for commercial baseball.
• National Association of Base Ball Players champion – New York Mutuals

Boxing

• 5 January – Tom Sayers defeats Bill Benjamin in only three rounds at the Isle of Grain and now challenges Tom Paddock for the undisputed Championship of England.
• 16 June – Sayers and Paddock finally meet at Canvey Island where Sayers wins in 21 rounds to become the undisputed English champion.
• 20 October – John Morrissey at last defends the Championship of America at Long Point in Canada against John C. Heenan. Heenan breaks two knuckles early in the fight which ends after the 11th round with Heenan unable to continue.

Cricket

Events

Honours – England

• Champion County – Surrey CCC
• Most runs – William Caffyn 516 @ 21.50 (HS 102)
• Most wickets – John Jackson 102 @ 11.03 (BB 9-27)

Football

• Blackheath Rugby Club founded. It claims to be the world?s oldest "open" rugby football club given that Liverpool FC (see 1857 in sports) is no longer a single entity.
• Edinburgh Academicals RFC is founded and is the oldest football club (all codes) in Scotland.
• 21 October – first written version of the Sheffield Rules is introduced at the first annual general meeting of Sheffield FC for use in its matches

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Grand National – Little Charley

Flat races

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Fitz-Roland
  2. Epsom Derby – Beadsman
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Sunbeam

Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – Cambridge

References

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