New York Giants win National Football League title
Rose Bowl (1926 season):
The Stanford Indians tie 7-7 with the Alabama Crimson Tide to split the national championship
College football national championship – Illinois Fighting Illini
England
The Football League – Newcastle United 56 points, Huddersfield Town 51, Sunderland 49, Bolton Wanderers 48, Burnley 47, West Ham United 46
FA Cup final – Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Cardiff City's FA Cup victory remains the only time the competition has been won by a club outside England.
Germany
National Championship – 1. FC Nuremberg 2–0 Hertha BSC at Berlin. It is the first match to be broadcast in full on German radio.
Italy
AS Roma is founded by Italo Foschi, who initiates the merger of three older Italian Football Championship clubs from the city of Rome: Roman FC, SS Alba-Audace and Fortitudo-Pro Roma SGS.
Mexico
Formation of the Mexican Football Federation (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación or FMF). It is also known as Femexfut.
Ukraine
FC Dynamo Kyiv, as known well for professional football club in former part of Soviet Union, founded on May 27.
VFL Premiership
Collingwood wins the 31st VFL Premiership, beating Richmond 2.13 (25) to 1.7 (13) in the 1927 VFL Grand Final
The low scores, caused by a torrential fall of rain on the day before and during the match, set many records:
- The lowest winning score since 1901 when Collingwood beat Fitzroy 3.6 (24) to 2.7 (19)
- Richmond’s score is the equal fourth lowest since 1915 and their second lowest score ever, behind 0.8 (8) against St. Kilda in 1961.
- The aggregate score of 3.20 (38) is the lowest since 1900
- It is the only time since 1908 a team has won scoring only two goals
Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IK Göta 5-1 Västerås SK
World Series
5–8 October — New York Yankees (AL) defeats Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) to win the 1927 World Series by 4 games to 0
Major League Baseball
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, setting a major league record
Negro League Baseball
For the second straight year, the Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeats the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro League World Series
ABL Championship
Brooklyn Celtics win three games to none over the Cleveland Rosenblums
Events
In one of the most famous fights in boxing history, Gene Tunney successfully defends his World Heavyweight Championship in a return bout with Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field, Chicago. Tunney wins in 10 rounds but the fight is remembered as The Battle Of The Long Count after Tunney was knocked down for 13 seconds in the 7th round, the count being delayed because Dempsey did not retire to a neutral corner.
Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Gene Tunney
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Delaney → vacant → Tommy Loughran
World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Welterweight Championship – Pete Latzo → Joe Dundee
World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell
World Featherweight Championship – vacant
World Bantamweight Championship – Charley Phil Rosenberg → vacant
World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Grey Cup
15th Grey Cup – Toronto Balmy Beach 9–6 Hamilton Tigers
Events
New Zealand tours England with a team containing many players who will later play Test cricket for New Zealand. However, this tour does not include any Test matches and the 1927 English cricket season is the last, apart from the Second World War years and the cancelled South African tour of 1970, in which there has been no Test cricket in England.
England
County Championship – Lancashire
Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire
Most runs – Wally Hammond 2969 @ 69.04 (HS 197)
Most wickets – Charlie Parker 193 @ 19.94 (BB 9–46)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Roger Blunt, Charlie Hallows, Wally Hammond, Douglas Jardine, Vallance Jupp
Australia
Sheffield Shield – South Australia
Most runs – Bill Ponsford 1229 @ 122.90 (HS 352)
Most wickets – Norman Williams 35 @ 32.02 (BB 6–88)
India
Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus
New Zealand
Plunket Shield – Auckland
South Africa
Currie Cup – Transvaal
West Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados
Tour de France
Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) wins the 21st Tour de France
World Figure Skating Championships
World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)
World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)
World Pairs Champions – Herma Szabo and Ludwig Wrede (Austria)
Major tournaments
British Open – Bobby Jones
US Open – Tommy Armour
USPGA Championship – Walter Hagen
Ryder Cup
Inaugural Ryder Cup is held at Worcester, Massachusetts: United States defeats Great Britain by 9½ to 2½.
Other tournaments
British Amateur – William Tweddell
US Amateur – Bobby Jones
Events
The inaugural Champion Hurdle is run as part of the Cheltenham Festival.
England
Champion Hurdle – Blaris
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Thrown In
Grand National – Sprig
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Cresta Run
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Adam's Apple
Epsom Derby – Call Boy
Epsom Oaks – Beam
St. Leger Stakes – Book Law
Australia
Melbourne Cup – Trivalve
Canada
Queen's Plate – Troutlet
France
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Mon Talisman
Ireland
Irish Grand National – Jerpoint
Irish Derby Stakes – Knight of the Grail
USA
Kentucky Derby – Whiskery
Preakness Stakes – Bostonian
Belmont Stakes – Chance Shot
Stanley Cup
4–13 April — Ottawa Senators defeats Boston Bruins in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals by 2 games to 0
Events
Memorial Cup – Owen Sound Greys defeats Port Arthur West End Juniors
Allan Cup – University of Toronto Grads defeats Fort William Thundering Herd at Vancouver, British Columbia
14 February – Conn Smythe purchases the Toronto St. Patricks of the NHL and changes the name to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Grand Prix racing
3 July — the 13th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry over 600.00 km (12.50 km x 48 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 4:45:41.2. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXI Grand Prix de l´ACF.
31 July — the 2nd Spanish Grand Prix is run at Circuito Lasarte over 692.600 km (17.315 km x 40 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 5:20:45.
4 September — the 7th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 500.00 km (10.00 km x 50 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 3:26:59.7. The race is officially titled the VII Gran Premio d'Italia and is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
1 October — the 2nd British Grand Prix is run at Brooklands over 526.25 km (4.21 km x 125 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 3:49:14.6.
Indianapolis 500
30 May — 15th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by George Souders in a Duesenberg.
Le Mans 24 hours
The 5th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Dudley Benjafield (Great Britain) and Sammy Davis (Great Britain) driving a Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport over 137 laps and 2369.807 km.
Far Eastern Championship Games
8th Far Eastern Championship Games is held at Shanghai, Republic of China
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
3rd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1927 are held at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
The Boat Race
2 April — Cambridge wins the 79th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
England
Championship – Swinton
Challenge Cup final – Oldham 26–7 Swinton at Central Park, Wigan
Lancashire League Championship – St Helens Recs
Yorkshire League Championship – Hull
Lancashire Cup – St Helens 10–2 St Helens Recs
Yorkshire Cup – Huddersfield 10–3 Wakefield Trinity
Australia
NSW Premiership – South Sydney 20–11 St George (grand final)
Five Nations Championship
40th Five Nations Championship series is shared by Ireland and Scotland
World Championship
Inaugural World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis 20–11
Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Bernt Evensen (Norway)
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats John Hawkes (Australia) 3–6 6–4 3–6 18–16 6–3
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) defeats Sylvia Lance Harper (Australia) 5–7 6–1 6–2
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 4–6 4–6 6–3 6–4 7–5
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Lilí de Álvarez (Spain) 6–2 6–4
France
French Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Bill Tilden (USA) 6–4 4–6 5–7 6–3 11–9
French Women's Singles Championship – Kea Bouman (Netherlands) defeats Irene Bowder Peacock (South Africa) 6–2 6–4
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Bill Tilden (USA) 11–9 6–3 11–9
American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (Great Britain) 6–1 6–4
Davis Cup
1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 3–2 United States at Germantown Cricket Club (grass) Philadelphia, United States
