There is so much to look forward to on the sporting calendar in this New Year.
But what was happening 100 years ago in the sporting sphere at the height of World War I?
Well, let's start off on home soil with the All-Ireland championships.
It wasn't a great year for my native Leitrim seeing as we exited the Connacht Football Championship at the first hurdle thanks to Sligo.
But if you're of a Wexford persuasion, they won their first of four All-Ireland football titles in a row, beating Kerry at Croke Park.
It would have felt like just desserts for that Wexford panel, as they had lost the previous two All-Ireland finals to the Kingdom.
The provincial champions that year happened to be Kerry, Wexford, Mayo and Cavan.
Meanwhile in the hurling, Laois triumphed over Cork to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.
The fans were certainly entertained as there were plenty of goals in that decider in a 6-2 to 4-1 match at Croke Park.
In soccer, the now-defunct Belfast Celtic would win the Irish League, which at the time was an all-island competition. But they would lose the cup final to fellow Belfast side Linfield.
Across the water, Everton won the Football League, while Sheffield United got their hands on the FA Cup for the third time by beating Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford.
It was also the last FA Cup to be played until 1920 because of World War I and that finale was dubbed the Khaki Cup final because of the vast amount of soldiers in uniform in the crowd.
Rugby's Five Nations championship did not take place that year, and it would also not return until 1920.
The same fate would also befall the tennis world as Wimbledon was put on hiatus.
In horse racing, Punch won the Irish Grand National, with the Irish Derby Stakes going to Ballaghtobin.
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