Rugby League
International
- 10 February — Great Britain defeats Australia to claim the first ever Ashes series in the final match of the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
England
- Championship – Wigan
- Challenge Cup final – Wakefield Trinity 17–0 Hull at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
- Yorkshire League Championship – Halifax
- Lancashire Cup – Wigan 10–9 Oldham
- Yorkshire Cup – Halifax 9–5 Hunslet
Australia
- 14 September — NSW Premiership is won by minor premiers South Sydney on a forfeit after Balmain withdraws from the grand final
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“We’re the victims of a disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the law and order league are scouring out the dregs of the town. C’mon be a glorified wreck like me.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
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