<page_title> Redbirds–Sounds rivalry </page_title> <section_title> Teams timeline </section_title> <table> <cell> 1885 <col_header> Memphis vs. Nashville Timeline </col_header> <col_header> Season(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Southern League <col_header> Memphis vs. Nashville Timeline </col_header> <col_header> League </col_header> <row_header> 1885 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Reds <col_header> Memphis vs. Nashville Timeline </col_header> <col_header> Memphis </col_header> <row_header> 1885 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Americans <col_header> Memphis vs. Nashville Timeline </col_header> <col_header> Nashville </col_header> <row_header> 1885 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The first meeting between Nashville and Memphis teams occurred in 1885 when the Memphis Reds, played in the Southern League against the Nashville Americans.