Arsenal FC founded as Dial Square FC by munitions workers from the
Royal Arsenal at
Woolwich in southeast London. Dial Square is the name of one of their workshops. At the end of the year, the players hold a pub meeting and change the club's name to Royal Arsenal. Five years later, the name is changed to Woolwich Arsenal. The club's present name will be adopted in 1914 after the move to Islington.
The Sporting News established in St. Louis. It becomes the dominant American publication covering baseball, so much so that it acquires the nickname "The Bible of Baseball".
The inaugural
World Lightweight Champion is
Jack McAuliffe, generally recognised following his 21st-round knockout of
Billy Frazier at Boston. Lightweights weigh 130 to 135 pounds. McAuliffe will hold the title until he retires undefeated in 1893.[2]
Somerset does not play against any other first-class counties and drops out of the
County Championship until 1891.
Hampshire ceases to be a first-class county after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. They do play matches against
Surrey and
Sussex in 1886 but these matches are not recognised as first-class. Hampshire will not recover first-class status until the beginning of the 1895 season when they will be readmitted to the County Championship.