1897 in sports

See also: 1896 in sports, other events of 1897, 1898 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Boat race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

County Cricket Championship - Lancashire

Football (Australian Rules)

Victorian Football League
- Formation, with initial clubs being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne
- Essendon wins the 1st VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
- See also Victorian Football League season 1897

Speed skating

Canadian speed skater Jack McCulloch of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating Championship

Births

Deaths

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