Editing Cambridge (section)

== Sport ==
=== Football ===
[[File:ISH WC Cambridge15.jpg|thumb|[[Parker's Piece]], where the [[Cambridge rules]] of [[association football|football]] were first played]]
Cambridge played a unique role in the invention of modern [[association football|football]]: the game's first set of rules were drawn up by members of the university in 1848. The [[Cambridge Rules]] were first played on [[Parker's Piece]] and had a "defining influence on the 1863 [[The Football Association|Football Association]] rules", which again were first played on Parker's Piece.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2006/06/09/cambridge_football_rules_parkers_piece_feature.shtml |title= Cambridge...the birthplace of football?! |publisher= BBC |access-date= 19 October 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817142553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2006/06/09/cambridge_football_rules_parkers_piece_feature.shtml |archive-date= 17 August 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The city is home to [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]], who play at the [[Abbey Stadium]]. Formed in 1912 as Abbey United, they were elected to the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1970 and reached the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1978, although a serious decline in them in the mid-1980s saw them drop back down to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] and almost go out of business. Success returned to the club in the early 1990s when they won two successive promotions and reached the [[FA Cup]] quarter finals in both of those seasons and, in 1992, they came close to becoming the first English team to win three successive Football League promotions which would have taken them into the newly created [[FA Premier League]]; however, they were beaten in the play-offs and another decline set in. In 2005, they were relegated from the Football League and, for the second time in twenty years, narrowly avoided going out of business. After nine years of non-league football, they returned to the Football League in 2014 by winning the [[Conference National]] play-offs.

[[Cambridge United WFC]] is a women's only football club based in Cambridge. The team compete in the FA Women's National League South East. The club plays home games at [[St Neots Town F.C.|St Neots Town]]'s Rowley Park stadium and the Abbey Stadium.

[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]], of the [[Northern Premier League]] Division One Midlands, now play in neighbouring [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]]. Formed in 1908 as Cambridge Town, the club were [[Southern Football League|Southern Premier League]] champions in 1962–63, the highest they have finished in the [[English football pyramid]]. After a legal dispute with their landlords,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/oct/03/newsstory.sport2|title = The supporters who took on a property developer and won|date = 3 October 2007|access-date = 3 September 2014|website = The Guardian|last = Conn|first = David|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903190548/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/oct/03/newsstory.sport2|archive-date = 3 September 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> the club left their [[City Ground (Cambridge)|City Ground]] stadium in 2013 to groundshare at [[Histon F.C.|Histon]]'s [[Bridge Road (Impington)|Bridge Road]] ground. The club have plans to open their own new ground in [[Sawston]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cambridge City Football Club, Sawston build update – 26 Jan 21|url=https://www.cambridgecityfc.com/news/sawston-build-update---26-jan-21|access-date=14 September 2023|website=www.cambridgecityfc.com|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193059/https://www.cambridgecityfc.com/news/sawston-build-update---26-jan-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Cricket ===
Parker's Piece was used for [[first-class cricket]] matches from 1817 to 1864.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/375_f.html |title=List of first-class matches on Parker's Piece |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119143740/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/375_f.html |archive-date=19 November 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The University of Cambridge's cricket ground, [[Fenner's]], is located in the city and is one of the home grounds for [[minor counties]] team [[Cambridgeshire CCC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cambcounty.play-cricket.com/home/aboutUs.asp |title=About Us |publisher=Cambridgeshire CCC |access-date=6 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717191057/http://cambcounty.play-cricket.com/home/aboutUs.asp |archive-date=17 July 2012 }}</ref> The Cambridgeshire Cricket Association operates an amateur [[club cricket]] league with six adult divisions, including numerous clubs in the city, plus junior divisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambsca.co.uk|title=Cambridgeshire Cricket Association|publisher=Cambridgeshire CA|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Most of the university colleges also operate their own teams, and there are several casual [[village cricket]] teams that play in the city suburbs.

=== Rugby ===
The city is represented in both codes of [[Rugby football]]. [[Rugby union]] club [[Cambridge R.U.F.C.]] were founded in 1923<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Steve|title=Cambridge RUFC season preview|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7596431.stm|access-date=16 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=5 September 2008}}</ref> and play in [[the RFU Championship]]<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cambridge-rugby-club-eyeing-up-first-home-rfu-championship-victory-of-the-season-against-cornish-pirates/ar-AA1mNqvE {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> at their home ground, [[Grantchester Road]], in the south-west corner of the city. Cambridge Lions represent the city in [[rugby league]] and are members of [[East Men's League|East Rugby League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cambridge Lions suffer loss at Southend Spartans in East Rugby League|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cambridge-lions-suffer-loss-southend-spartans/story-29402730-detail/story.html|access-date=16 September 2016|work=Cambridge News|date=15 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <!---[[Cambridge Eagles]] [[Rugby League]] team competed in the National Conference League East Section, but played their home games outside the city in Sawston. --->

=== Watersports ===
[[File:Cambridge MayBump2015 (pixinn.net).jpg|thumb|[[Bumps race]] on the [[River Cam]]]]
The [[River Cam]], which runs through the city centre, is used for boating. The university and its colleges are well known for [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] and the [[Cambridgeshire Rowing Association]], formed in 1868, organises competitive rowing on the river outside of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cra-online.net/info/history/early.htm|title=Early CRA History|publisher=Cambridgeshire Rowing Association|access-date=14 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519101519/http://www.cra-online.net/info/history/early.htm|archive-date=19 May 2009}}</ref> Rowing clubs based in the city include [[City of Cambridge Rowing Club|City of Cambridge RC]], [[Cambridge '99 Rowing Club|Cambridge '99 RC]], [[Cantabrigian Rowing Club|Cantabrigian RC]] and [[Rob Roy Boat Club|Rob Roy BC]]. Parts of the Cam are used for recreational [[punt (boat)|punting]], a type of boating in which the craft is propelled by pushing against the river bed with a [[quant pole]].

Cambridge Swimming Club, Cambridge Dive team and City of Cambridge Water Polo Club are all based at Parkside Swimming Pool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parkside Pools|url=https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/content/parkside-pools|publisher=Cambridge City Council|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617143106/https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/content/parkside-pools|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Parkour/freerunning ===
Home and training ground to many influential traceurs, Cambridge is well known for its vibrant, and at times high-profile, [[parkour]] and [[freerunning]] scene.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Henry |first=Max |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/982649914 |publisher=Mascot Books |title=The parkour roadmap |date=2017 |isbn=978-1-68401-297-8 |location=Herndon, VA |oclc=982649914}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=How One City CHANGED Parkour | date=16 February 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IdgGdMuOVI |language=en |access-date=2022-05-09}}</ref>

=== Other sports ===
Cambridge is home to two [[real tennis]] courts (out of about 50 in the world) at Cambridge University Real Tennis Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curtc.net/ |title=Cambridge University Real Tennis Club |publisher=Curtc.net |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229190213/http://curtc.net/ |archive-date=29 December 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5312518/prince-edward-to-play-real-tennis-during-ballarat-visit/|title = Prince Edward to play real tennis during Ballarat visit|date = 28 March 2018}}</ref> [[Cambridgeshire Cats]] play [[American football]] at Coldham's Common. Cambridge Royals are members of the [[British Baseball Federation]]'s Triple-A South Division.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_article/show/613720?referrer_id=271910-news | title=Triple-A South, Double-A Central and Northern Conference 2016 schedules announced | publisher=British Baseball Federation | date=18 February 2016 | access-date=12 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012235815/http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_article/show/613720?referrer_id=271910-news | archive-date=12 October 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> Cambridge has two cycling clubs: Team Cambridge<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.team-cambridge.co.uk/ |title=Team Cambridge |publisher=Team Cambridge |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821025832/http://www.team-cambridge.co.uk/ |archive-date=21 August 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Cambridge Cycling Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-cycling-club.org.uk/ |title=Cambridge CC |publisher=Cambridge-cycling-club.org.uk |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522033454/http://www.cambridge-cycling-club.org.uk/ |archive-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk/|title=Cambridge & Coleridge AC official website|access-date=20 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303184908/http://www.cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk/|archive-date=3 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> is the city's track and field club, based at the University of Cambridge's [[Wilberforce Road]] track. Cambridge [[Triathlon]] Club is based at [[Impington Village College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridgetriathlonclub.com/|title=Cambridge Triathlon Club &#124; For the love of sport}}</ref> Cambridge [[Handball]] Club compete in the men's England Handball National Super 8 League and the women's England Handball National Super 7 League. There are three field hockey clubs; [[Cambridge City Hockey Club]], [[Cambridge South Hockey Club]] and Cambridge Nomads.
The city is also represented in [[polo]] by Cambridge Polo Club, based in [[Barton, Cambridgeshire|Barton]], just outside the city. The Romsey Town Rollerbillies play [[roller derby]] in Cambridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukrda.org.uk// |title=Uk Roller Derby |publisher=Uk Roller Derby |access-date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024164540/http://ukrda.org.uk/ |archive-date=24 October 2011 }}</ref> [[Cambridge Parnells GAA]] represent the area in [[Gaelic football]], playing out of Coldham's Common and participating in the [[Hertfordshire GAA]] Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club & Community – Our Clubs – Cambridge Parnells |url=http://www.hertfordshiregaa.co.uk/page/club--community/our-clubs/cambridge-parnells-6948/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=www.hertfordshiregaa.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[Speedway in the United Kingdom|Speedway]] racing was formerly staged at a greyhound stadium in Coldhams Lane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambridge Speedway|url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/Cambridge.shtml|website=www.speedwayplus.com|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200205/http://www.speedwayplus.com/Cambridge.shtml|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Varsity sports ===

Cambridge is known for the sporting events between the [[University of Cambridge]] and the [[University of Oxford]], especially the rugby union [[The Varsity Match|Varsity Match]] and the [[Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race|Boat Race]], though many of these do not take place within either Cambridge or Oxford.