- Sep 17 Dick Tyldesley, English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 19 wickets, BB 3/50; Lancashire CCC), dies at 46
- Sep 27 Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis, soccer player (Wimbledon 1890; Ireland 1 cap), dies at 78
- Sep 28 Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer (played in South Africa's 1st 3 tests), dies at 77