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Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the
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in the 7th round at "Chateau Island" near St. Louis, Missouri.
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990:"Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica"
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as a knockout cup competition ahead of the 1873–74 season.
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19:Overview of the events of 1873 in sports
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843:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
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970:. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
958:. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
956:Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Allen
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863:Scottish Rugby Football Union
500:Scottish Football Association
481:Scottish Football Association
16:Sports-related events of 1873
479:13 March — formation of the
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694:Inaugural running of the
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508:Australian rules football
118:Australian rules football
935:all established in 1873.
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435:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
929:Wakefield Trinity RLFC
654:148 @ 13.96 (BB 8–113)
647:1805 @ 72.20 (HS 192*)
637:shares the title with
520:St Kilda Football Club
883:West of Scotland F.C.
865:in a meeting held at
534:National championship
498:, is launched by the
899:Edinburgh University
891:Royal High School FP
787:Irish Grand National
724:2,000 Guineas Stakes
718:1,000 Guineas Stakes
544:Boston Red Stockings
443:Association football
399:College championship
108:Association football
875:Glasgow Academicals
994:www.britannica.com
903:Glasgow University
869:, Elmbank Street,
793:Irish Derby Stakes
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600:Toronto Argonauts
588:Canadian football
463:Oxford University
392:American football
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260:Modern pentathlon
250:Lumberjack sports
138:Canadian football
98:American football
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696:Preakness Stakes
652:James Southerton
431:Princeton Tigers
410:Princeton Tigers
280:Precision sports
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485:Queen's Park
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359:Table tennis
270:Orienteering
210:Field hockey
190:Dance sports
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999:28 December
933:Widnes RLFC
837:29 March —
645:W. G. Grace
542:champion –
322:Rugby union
292:Racquetball
255:Mind sports
215:Flying disc
1319:Categories
940:References
917:Hawick RFC
763:– Don Juan
698:is won by
374:Volleyball
265:Motorsport
240:Ice sports
235:Ice hockey
225:Gymnastics
133:Basketball
93:Air sports
839:Cambridge
819:Springbok
789:– Torrent
755:Australia
737:Doncaster
733:The Derby
720:– Cecilia
579:Ben Hogan
565:Tom Allen
469:in London
369:Triathlon
123:Badminton
113:Athletics
810:Survivor
742:The Oaks
700:Survivor
676:Tom Kidd
528:Baseball
474:Scotland
326:Snooker
312:Speedway
285:Shooting
245:Korfball
230:Handball
164:Cricket
148:Climbing
128:Baseball
913:Halifax
871:Glasgow
781:Ireland
706:England
625:England
608:Cricket
483:(SFA).
449:England
335:1873–74
330:1872–73
302:Sailing
205:Esports
185:Cycling
178:1873–74
168:1872–73
856:Events
826:Rowing
768:Canada
689:Events
614:Events
594:Events
558:Events
552:Boxing
514:Events
416:Events
364:Tennis
354:Squash
307:Skiing
582:1876.
195:Darts
143:Chess
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1001:2021
931:and
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660:Golf
487:and
461:2–0
433:and
220:Golf
173:1873
158:Sumo
69:1876
64:1875
59:1874
53:1873
47:1872
42:1871
37:1870
800:USA
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