1915 in sports


 * Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War I

1915 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football
College championship
 * College football national championship – Cornell Big Red, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers

Professional championships
 * New York League champions – Rochester Jeffersons
 * Ohio League champions – Youngstown Patricians

Events
 * 14 November — Jim Thorpe plays his first professional football game, a 16–0 Canton Bulldogs loss to the Massillon Tigers. The game is also the first match-up between the two clubs since their 1906 betting scandal.

Association football
England
 * The Football League – Everton 46, Oldham Athletic 45, Blackburn Rovers 43, Burnley 43, Manchester City 43, Sheffield United 43
 * FA Cup final – Sheffield United 3–0 Chelsea at Old Trafford, Manchester
 * Football League membership at the end of the 1914–15 season is:
 * Division One (20 clubs) — Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue, Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, The Wednesday, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion
 * Division Two (20 clubs) — Arsenal, Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bristol City, Bury, Derby County, Fulham, Glossop, Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leeds City, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Stockport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Germany
 * The continuance of World War I after the 1914–15 season causes the suspension of top-class football until 1919, with many footballers signing up to fight for their country. The FA Cup and Football League are not contested again until after the end of the war, although regional leagues and cups are set up at various times.
 * National Championship – suspended during World War I

Athletics
Marathon
 * First official running of the Mount Marathon Race, Seward, Alaska

Australian rules football
VFL Premiership South Australian Football League: West Australian Football League:
 * 18 September: Carlton wins the 19th VFL Premiership, beating Collingwood 11.12 (78) to 6.9 (45) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1915 VFL Grand Final.
 * 26 June: By drawing 4.8 (32) each with Port Adelaide, South Adelaide end the Magpies’ run of 29 consecutive victories, including one against Carlton and one against a combined team from the other six SAFL clubs.
 * 25 September: Sturt win their first SAFL premiership, beating Port Adelaide 6.10 (46) to 4.10 (34) in the 1915 SAFL Grand Final.
 * 25 September: Subiaco 3.3 (21) defeat Perth 2.7 (19) for their third WAFL premiership.

Bandy
Sweden
 * Championship final – IFK Uppsala 2–0 AIK

Baseball
World Series
 * 8–13 October — Boston Red Sox (AL) defeats Philadelphia Phillies (NL) to win the 1915 World Series by 4 games to 1

Boxing
Events Lineal world champions
 * 5 April — Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope", defeats Jack Johnson with a 26th-round knockout in sweltering heat at Havana, Cuba. Willard becomes very popular among white Americans for "bringing back the championship to the white race".
 * While six world titles remain unchanged in 1915, the World Welterweight Championship changes hands three times in less than three months between June and August. Finally, it comes to Ted "Kid" Lewis, who defeats Jack Britton twice to win and then retain the title, which will interchange between these two over the next four years.
 * World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson → Jess Willard
 * World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dillon
 * World Middleweight Championship – Al McCoy
 * World Welterweight Championship – Matt Wells → Mike Glover → Jack Britton → Ted "Kid" Lewis
 * World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh
 * World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
 * World Bantamweight Championship – Kid Williams
 * World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

Canadian football
Grey Cup
 * 7th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 13–7 Toronto Rowing Association

Cricket
Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies
 * Because of World War I, there is no first-class cricket in South Africa in the 1914–15 season, nor in England in 1915. Australia goes ahead with the 1914–15 Sheffield Shield competition but then suspends first-class cricket until 1919.  Similarly, in New Zealand, the Plunket Shield is contested but then there is no first-class cricket until 1918.  Only in India is first-class cricket able to continue through the war years.
 * County Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * Minor Counties Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * Sheffield Shield – Victoria
 * Most runs – Jack Ryder 445 @ 74.16 (HS 151)
 * Most wickets – Bert Ironmonger 36 @ 17.52 (BB 7–69)
 * Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus shared with Parsees
 * Plunket Shield – Canterbury
 * Currie Cup – not contested due to World War I
 * Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested

Cycling
Tour de France Giro d'Italia
 * not contested due to World War I
 * not contested due to World War I

Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
 * not contested due to World War I

Golf
Major tournaments Other tournaments
 * British Open – not contested due to World War I
 * US Open – Jerome Travers
 * British Amateur – not contested due to World War I
 * US Amateur – Robert A. Gardner

Horse racing
England Australia Canada Ireland USA
 * Grand National – Ally Sloper
 * 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Vaucluse
 * 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pommern
 * The Derby – Pommern
 * The Oaks – Snow Marten
 * St. Leger Stakes – Pommern
 * Melbourne Cup – Patrobas
 * King's Plate – Tartarean
 * Irish Grand National – Punch
 * Irish Derby Stakes – Ballaghtobin
 * Kentucky Derby – Regret
 * Preakness Stakes – Rhine Maiden
 * Belmont Stakes – The Finn

Ice hockey
Stanley Cup Events
 * 22–26 March — Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) defeats Ottawa Senators (NHA) in the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 0
 * Winnipeg Monarchs win the Allan Cup

Multi-sport events
Far Eastern Championship Games
 * Second Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China

Rowing
The Boat Race
 * Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested due to World War I

Rugby league
Events England Australia
 * Huddersfield becomes the second team to achieve the celebrated "All Four Cups" feat. Huddersfield at this time is known as the "Team of all the Talents".
 * The continuance of World War I after the 1914–15 season causes the suspension of top-class rugby league until 1919.
 * Championship – Huddersfield
 * Challenge Cup final – Huddersfield 37–3 St. Helens at Watersheddings, Oldham
 * Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
 * Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
 * Lancashire County Cup – Rochdale Hornets 3–2 Wigan
 * Yorkshire County Cup – Huddersfield 31–0 Hull
 * NSW Premiership – Balmain (outright winner)

Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
 * Five Nations Championship series is not contested due to World War I

Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
 * not contested due to World War I

Tennis
Australia England France USA Davis Cup
 * Australian Men's Singles Championship – Gordon Lowe (GB) defeats Horace Rice (Australia) 4–6 6–1 6–1 6–4
 * Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * French Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * French Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Johnston (USA) defeats Maurice McLoughlin (USA) 1–6 6–0 7–5 10–8
 * American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) 4–6 6–2 6–0
 * 1915 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested