1864 in sports

1864 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Association football Events 7 December — Notts County, then called Notts FC, is formally established and remains the oldest club in the Football League Australian rules football Carlton Football Club was founded in Victoria on July. Baseball National championship National Association of Base Ball Players champion – Brooklyn Atlantics Events The Atlantic club of Brooklyn, New York suffers only one early tie. One match is at Rochester against the Young Canadian club of Woodstock, Ontario, 75–11. New rules empower the umpire to "call" balls (bad pitches) and eventually award first base on balls, practically limiting the number of pitches and the length of each batsman's turn.