1889 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1889 edit

In October 1889, L.A. Hamilton of Winnipeg donated a trophy which would represent the best team in the northwest (Manitoba & Northwest Territories). Commencing with the 1890–91 season, the Northwest Championship became a tournament played over a weekend (Usually in October but occasionally played in May). The Hamilton Cup was awarded annually to the champion of the tournament. The final championship game was won by St.John's Rugby Football Club of Winnipeg in May 1898.

1889 Season edit

Final regular season standings edit

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Quebec Rugby Football Union [1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Football Club 3 3 0 0 102 5
Britannia Football Club 2 1 1 0 14 28
Bishop's College 1 0 1 0 2 39
McGill University 2 0 2 0 7 53

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

League Champions edit

Football Union League Champion
ORFU Ottawa College
QRFU Montreal Football Club
Northwest Championship Winnipeg Rugby Football Club

Playoffs edit

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QRFU Final edit

QRFU Final
Montreal Football Club 21 Brittania Football Club 3
Montreal Football Club wins the 1890 QRFU Championship

ORFU Final edit

ORFU Final
Ottawa College 17 Toronto Argonauts 2
Ottawa College wins the 1890 ORFU Championship

Dominion Championship edit

No dominion championship game was played.

References edit

  1. ^ "1889: The Challenge Series" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.
  2. ^ "1889 season".