March 27, 2021

Canadian Football League Timeline 1873-2021

CFL Logo [References: Canada 1]

A SHORT HISTORY OF CANADIAN FOOTBALL

1861 First documented football game in Canada on November 9, 1861 at the University of Toronto.

1868 First documented football game in Québec on October 10, 1868 in Montréal.

1869 Hamilton Foot Ball Club formed on November 3, 1869.

1872 Montréal Football Club formed on April 8, 1872.

1873 Toronto Argonauts formed on October 4, 1873 by the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club. Hamilton Foot Ball Club renamed the Hamilton Tigers.

1875 First inter-provincial football game played on October 16, 1875 between Ontario and Québec in Toronto.

1876 Ottawa Football Club formed on September 20, 1876.

1879 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club formed.

1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union formed on January 6, 1883. Québec Rugby Football Union formed on January 16, 1883.

1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union formed on February 7, 1884.

Montréal Football Club joined the Montréal Amateur Athletic Association.

1887 Ontario Rugby Football Union withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Football Union.

1888 Manitoba Rugby League formed by Winnipeg RugbyFootball Club, WinnipegSt. John’s College Rugby Club, and the Royal School of Infantry.

1890 First football game played in Alberta.

1891 Canadian Rugby Union formed on December 19, 1891 by the Québec Rugby Football Union and the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1892 Manitoba Rugby Football Union formed on February 22, 1892.

1895 Toronto Argonauts withdrew from the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union formed on November 24, 1897. Ottawa Football Club suspended by the Québec Rugby Football Union.

1898 First intercollegiate game played on October 8, 1898 in Kingston. Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union joined the Canadian Rugby Union but left later on during in the year. Ottawa Football Club re-organised as the Ottawa Rough Riders on September 9, 1898. Ottawa Rough Riders joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Toronto Argonauts re-joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1903 Ottawa Rough Riders joined the Québec Rugby Football Union.

1906 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club formed on March 14, 1906.

1908 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club renamed the Calgary Tigers on August 27, 1908.

1907 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club formed on April 10, 1907. Interprovincial Rugby Football Union established on September 13, 1907 as a four-team league consisting of the Hamilton Tigers and Toronto Argonauts from the Ontario Rugby Football Union and Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and Ottawa Rough Riders from the Québec Rugby Football Union. Ottawa St. Patrick College merged with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Saskatchewan Rugby Football League established.

1908 Calgary Rugby Football Union established on September 29, 1908. Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club renamed the Edmonton Esquimaux on October 16, 1908.

1909 Albert Henry George, the fourth Earl of Grey donated a trophy for the rugby football champion of Canada. Only teams registered with the Canadian Rugby Union could enter competition for the Grey Cup. Hamilton Tigers defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 11-6 in an exhibition game played in New York City.

1910 Regina Rugby Club formed on September 13, 1910. Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union established on September 22, 1910. Edmonton Esquimaux renamed the Edmonton Eskimos.

1911 Alberta Rugby Football Union, Manitoba Rugby Football Union, and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union merge together and establish the Western Canada Rugby Football Union on October 21, 1911.

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union suspended operations for the duration of the First World War.

1919 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union re-commenced play.

1921 Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the Canadian Rugby Union.

1923 Calgary Tigers renamed the Calgary 50^th Battalion.

1924 Regina Rugby Club renamed the Regina Roughriders.

1925 Ottawa Rough Riders merged with Ottawa St. Bridgit’s Club and renamed the Ottawa Senators. Calgary 50^th Battalion renamed the Calgary Tigers.

1926 British Columbia Rugby Football Union established on September 1, 1926.

Ottawa Senators reverted to their previous name of Rough Riders. Western Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union established.

1928 Manitoba and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Unions form the Tri-City Rugby Football Union on August 25, 1928.

1929 Tri-City Rugby Football Union disbanded and separate Manitoba and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Unions reformed.

1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club renamed the Winnipegs Rugby Football Club on June 10, 1930. Calgary Tigers renamed the Calgary Altomah-Tigers.

1932 Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club merged with the Winnipegs Rugby Football Club. Calgary Altomah-Tigers renamed the Calgary Altomahs.

1934 Eastern Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1935 Calgary Altomahs renamed the Calgary Bronks.

1936 Montréal Amateur Athletic Association football club withdrew from competition and replaced by the Montréal Indians. Winnipegs Rugby Football Club renamed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Western Interprovincial Football Union established as a three-team league consisting of the Calgary Bronks, Regina Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Intercollegiate teams stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1937 Québec Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1938 Edmonton Eskimos joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Montréal Indians renamed the Montréal Cubs.

1939 Montréal Cubs renamed the Montréal Royals.

1940 Edmonton Eskimos withdrew from the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

1941 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union renamed the Eastern Canada Rugby Football Union. Hamilton Tigers withdrew from the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Toronto Balmy Beach joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union as replacement for Hamilton. Montréal Royals renamed the Montréal Bulldogs. Calgary Bronks withdrew from the Western Interprovincial Football Union and replaced by the Vancouver Grizzlies for one season.

1942 Eastern Canada Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union suspended operations for the duration of the Second World War.

1945 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union re-commenced play. Montréal club renamed the Montréal Hornets. Western Interprovincial Football Union teams playoff for the Grey Cup. Calgary Bronks renamed the Calgary Stampeders on September 28, 1945.

1946 Western Interprovincial Football Union re-commenced play. Montréal Hornets renamed the Montréal Alouettes.

1947 Regina Roughriders unofficially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

1948 Hamilton Tigers withdrew from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Hamilton Wildcats replaced the Hamilton Tigers. Regina Roughriders unofficially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

1949 Edmonton Eskimos rejoined the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Western Canada Rugby Football Union ceased operations.

1950 Hamilton Wildcats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Regina team officially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 1, 1950.

1953 British Columbia Lions formed on January 22, 1953.

1954 British Columbia Lions joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

1955 Ontario Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1956 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union established the Canadian Football Council on January 22, 1956.

1958 Canadian Football Council withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union and renamed the Canadian Football League on June 19, 1958.

1960 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union renamed Eastern Football Conference.

Western Interprovincial Football Union renamed Western Football Conference.

1965 Continental Football League commenced operations with a franchise based in Toronto named the Toronto Rifles.

1966 Trusteeship of the Grey Cup passed from the Canadian Rugby Union to the Canadian Football League. Fort Wayne Warriors of the Continental Football League transferred to Montréal and became the Beavers.

1967 Victoria Steelers commenced operations in the Continental Football League.

1968 Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League folded in mid-season after four games played. Montréal Beavers also folded in mid-season after twelve games played. Victoria Steelers folded after the completion of the season and the Continental Football League withdrew from Canada. The league would later cease operations during the following year.

1974 Bill C-22 “An Act Respecting Canadian Football” – referred usually as the Canadian Football Act – was drafted in April 1974. This legislation, introduced into Parliament by health minister Marc Lalonde, would effectively have prevented the operation of the Toronto franchise in the upstart World Football League. It would have set roster limits on import players, prevented the Canadian Football League from expanding to or operating outside of Canada, and prevented foreign-based players from playing league games in Canada. Bill C-22 never became law. Ontario Rugby Football Union ceased operations.

1981 Eastern and Western Football Conferences renamed the Eastern and Western Divisions.

1982 Montréal Alouettes folded on March 13, 1982 and replaced with a new Montréal franchise named the Montréal Concordes.

1986 Montréal Concordes renamed the Montréal Alouettes.

1987 Montréal Alouettes folded on June 24, 1987 prior to the start of the 1987 season. Winnipeg Blue Bombers switched from the Western Division to the Eastern Division.

1991 World League of American Football commenced operations with a franchise based in Montréal. The Montréal Machine played two seasons in the league before both the team and league ceased operations after the 1992 season.

1992 Montréal hosted the second WLAF World Bowl championship game between the Sacramento Surge and Orlando Thunder.

1993 Sacramento Gold Miners joined the Canadian Football League as the first American team in the league on February 26, 1993. Las Vegas Posse joined the Canadian Football League for the 1994 season on July 26, 1993. Sacramento Gold Miners played in the Western Division.

1994 Baltimore CFL Colts joined the Canadian Football League on February 17, 1994. Shreveport Pirates joined the Canadian Football League on the following day. Baltimore CFL Colts and Shreveport Pirates played in the Eastern Division. Las Vegas Posse played in the Western Division. Baltimore CFL Colts prevented by court injunction to use “Colts” in their nickname and the team was referred to as the Baltimore CFLers during the season. Baltimore franchise renamed the Baltimore Football Club just prior to the commencement of the 1994 Grey Cup game.

1995 Sacramento Gold Miners transferred to San Antonio on February 21, 1995 and renamed the San Antonio Texans one month later. Birmingham Barracudas joined the Canadian Football League on January 11, 1995. Memphis Mad Dogs joined the Canadian Football League on January 28, 1995. Las Vegas Posse disbanded on April 18, 1995 after attempts to transfer the franchise to Jackson, Mississippi failed. Divisional format changed to an all-Canadian North Division and an all-American South Division. Baltimore Football Club renamed the Baltimore Stallions after first game of the season.

1996 Birmingham Barracudas, Memphis Mad Dogs, San Antonio Texans, and Shreveport Pirates folded when the Canadian Football League withdrew from the United States on February 6, 1996. Baltimore Stallions transferred to Montréal and renamed the Alouettes. Divisional format reverted back to Eastern and Western Divisions. Montréal Alouettes competed in the Eastern Division while Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved to the Western Division. Ottawa Rough Riders folded at the conclusion of the season on November 6, 1996.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers switched from the Western Division to the Eastern Division.

2001 Ottawa Renegades granted expansion fra.nchise on October 16, 2001 to commence play in the 2002 season.

2006 Ottawa Renegades folded on April 9, 2006 prior to the 2006 season.

2021 Edmonton Eskimos renamed Edmonton Football Team

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

SOURCES

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Québec Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Alberta Rugby Football Union
British Columbia Rugby Football Union
Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Kingston Rugby Football League
Winnipeg Rugby Football League
Intermediate Champions
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Calgary Stampeders Attendance Statistics 1979
Edmonton Eskimo Attendance Statistics 1966-1987
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CFL versus NFL Scores
kindly supplied by David Clamen
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1986 Edition
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published by Canadian Football League
Fifth Floor
110 Elginton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4R 1A3
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http://www.cfl.ca

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written by Frank Cosentino
published by Musson Book Company Limited
Don Mills, Ontario
Canada
1969 Frank Cosentino

A Passing Game – A History of the CFL
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Bain & Cox
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
1995 Frank Cosentino

100 Years of Canadian Football
written by Gordon Currie
published by Pagurian Press Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
1968 Pagurian Press Limited

Rider Pride – The Story of Canada’s Best-Loved Football Team
written by Bob Calder and Garry Andrews
published by Western Producer Prairie Books
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1984

Gael Force – A Century of Football At Queen’s
written by Merv Daub
published by McGill-Queen’s University Press
Montréal, Québec & Kingston, Ontario
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published by Jim Dorash
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Montréal Alouettes Guide Média / Media Guide ’86
published by Club de Football Les Alouettes de Montréal
1986

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published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
 1987

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published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
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published by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club
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Sports Logo Guide – Third Edition
written by John M. Fulgano
published by The Sports Fanatic
San Ramon, California
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published by Pacific Press
Vancouver, British Columbia

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kindly supplied courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club

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http://members.tripod.com/mustangfootball/overallrecord.htm

Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Logos

[Canada 1] Canadian Football League (2019) CFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/wp-content/themes/cfl.ca/images/og-image-default.jpg?_t=201902271522 [Accessed 20 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

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Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Edited by Enda Mulcahy

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March 26, 2021

International Federation of American Football Men’s World Championship Canton Ohio 2015

IFAF 2015 World Championship Logo [References: 1]

Final Standings

Place	IFAF World Championship 2015	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
1	USA	4	4	0	0	214	36	1.000
2	Japan	3	1	2	0	65	109	.333
3	Mexico	3	1	2	0	33	72	.333
4	France	4	2	2	0	91	111	.500
5	Australia	4	3	1	0	108	81	.750
6	South Korea	3	0	3	0	12	122	.000
7	Brazil	3	1	2	0	42	47	.333

[Refereces: Compiled from results in 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	5th Place
18.07.2015	Australia	42	South Korea	14
	Bronze Medal
18.07.2015	Mexico	20	France	7
	Gold Medal
18.07.2015	USA	59	Japan	12

[References: 1]

Preliminary Round Standings

IFAF World Championship 2015	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
First Group
USA (X)	3	3	0	0	155	24	1.000
Japan (X)	2	1	1	0	53	50	.500
Mexico (Y)	2	0	2	0	13	65	.000
Second Group
France (Y)	3	2	1	0	84	91	.667
Australia (Z)	3	2	1	0	66	67	.667
South Korea (Z)	2	0	2	0	6	75	.000
Brazil	3	1	2	0	42	47	.333

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Preliminary Games

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
09.07.2015	Australia	47	South Korea	6
09.07.2015	France	31	Brazil	6
09.07.2015	USA	30	Mexico	6
	Round 2
12.07.2015	Brazil	28	South Korea	0
12.07.2015	France	53	Australia	3
12.07.2015	USA	43	Japan	18
	Round 3
15.07.2015	Australia	16	Brazil	8
15.07.2015	Japan	35	Mexico	7
15.07.2015	USA	82	France	0

[References: 1]

Report

USA as expected easily won the 2015 IFAF Men’s World Championship in American Football, held in the historic city of Canton, Ohio, where the National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920. Having defeated Mexico (30-6), Japan (43-18) and France (82-8) in the Preliminary Round, they then again defeated Japan 59-12 in the Gold Medal Game. Mexico accounted for France (20-7) in the Bronze Medal Game and Australia won for the second time (42-14) against South Korea in the 5th Place Playoff.

The odd number of teams (seven), meant an unusual schedule which meant Brazil did not advance to the 5th Place Playoff despite defeating South Korea, who lost all their matches, and Mexico, who lost both matches in the First Group, advanced to the Bronze Medal Game in the absence of Canada. (Presumably matches against Canada were scheduled at one stage and then awarded later, which would account for the discrepancies, however, there is no mention of this on the IFAF World Championship website, nor a reason for Canada’a absence, the second most powerful country in American Football.)

References

Logos

[1] IFAF World Championship (2015) 2015-would-championship [Internet] Available from: http://ifafworldchampionship.org/wp-content/themes/2015-world-championship/img/2015-would-championship.png [Accessed 26 March 2021]

Internet Archives

[2] IFAF World Championship (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://ifafworldchampionship.org/schedule [Accessed 26 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Gunning (American Football International)

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March 25, 2021

EU 8 Nations Water Polo Tournament 2014

Final Table

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A
1	Malta	5	5	0	0	85	38
2	Denmark	5	3	0	2	62	52
3	*Ireland*	5	4	0	1	55	46
4	Austria	5	2	0	3	43	59
5	Switzerland	5	2	1	2	48	48
6	Scotland	5	2	0	3	51	49
7	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	54	45
8	Wales	5	0	0	5	38	80

[References: compiled from Results in 2-5]

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	5th-8th Semi-Finals
15.03.2014	Switzerland	11	Czech Republic	8
15.03.2014	Scotland	15	Wales	9
	Semi-Finals
15.03.2014	Ireland	7	Malta	17
15.03.2014	Austria	8	Denmark	13
	7th-8th Place
16.03.2014	Czech Republic	18	Wales	7
	5th-6th Place
16.03.2014	Switzerland	10	Scotland	9
	3rd-4th Place
16.03.2014	Ireland	13	Austria	6
	Final
16.03.2014	Malta	9	Denmark	8

[References: 2-5]

Group Tables

EU 8 Nations 2014	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
Ireland (Q)	3	3	0	0	35	23	6
Austria (Q)	3	1	1	1	29	33	3
Scotland	3	1	0	2	27	30	2
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	27	31	1
Group B
Malta (Q)	3	3	0	0	59	23	6
Denmark (Q)	3	2	0	1	41	35	4
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	28	27	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	22	57	0

[References: Compiled from results in 2-5]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
14.03.2014	Ireland	9	Switzerland	7
14.03.2014	Austria	11	Scotland	8
14.03.2014	Switzerland	11	Austria	11
14.03.2014	Ireland	12	Scotland	9
15.03.2014	Switzerland	9	Scotland	11
15.03.2014	Ireland	14	Austria	7
	Group B
14.03.2014	Denmark	11	Czech Republic	9
14.03.2014	Wales	8	Malta	23
14.03.2014	Denmark	21	Wales	8
14.03.2014	Malta	18	Czech Republic	8
15.03.2014	Denmark	9	Malta	18
15.03.2014	Wales	6	Czech Republic	13

[References: 2-5]

Report

Ireland topped their group in the EU 8 Nations Water Polo Tournament at the University of Limerick from the 14th to 16th March 2014. Having defeated Switzerland (9-7), Scotland (12-9) and then Austria (14-7) Ireland lost out to Malta (7-17) in the Semi-Finals, before recovering to defeat the Austrians again (13-6) in the Bronze Medal Game. Malta triumphed 9-8 over Denmark in the Final.

The other teams in the Tournament were Swuitzerland (5th), Scotland (6th), Czech Republic (7th) and Wales (8th).

men playing with a ball in swimming pool — Photo by Patrick Case on Pexels.com

Reference

Images

[1] Photo by Patrick Case on Pexels.com

Wayback Machine

[2] Ireland Water Polo Wayback Machine (2014) EU 8 Nations Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150701162020/https://irelandwaterpolo.wordpress.com/ [Accessed 10 January 2018]

Newspapers

[3] Anon. (2014) “Water Polo” Irish Independent. Thursday, March 13, 2014. pg. 48-49

[4] Anon. (2014) “Water Polo” Irish Independent. Saturday, March 15, 2014. pg. 54-55

[5] Anon. (2014) “Water Polo” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 2014. pg. 78-79

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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March 25, 2021

AMFA Mexican College Football Number 1 Rankings 2014-2019

AMFA Logo [References: 1]

Number 1 Ranking 2014-2019

Year	Team	Conference	Pts
2014	Aztecas UDLA Puebla	CONADEIP Premier	272.95
2015	Borregos Salvajes Monterrey	CONADEIP Premier	269.9
2016	Aztecas UDLA Puebla	CONADEIP Premier	281.6
2017	Borregos Salvajes Toluca	CONADEIP Premier	268
2018	Tigres UANL Nuevo Leon	ONEFA 8 Grandes	247
2019	Burros Blancos IPN Zacatenco	ONEFA 8 Grandes	230

[References: 2]

Report

AMFA has produced Mexican College Football Rankings (American Football) since the split caused by the Private Colleges forming their own Conference: CONADEIP Premier. From 2014 to 2017 there was a different winner each year, although all came from CONADEIP Premier: Aztecas UDLA Puebla in 2014, Borregos Salvajes (White Rams) Monterrey in 2015, Aztecas UDLA Puebla again in 2016, and Borregos Salvajes Toluca in 2017. Tigers UANL Nuevo Leon won it for ONEFA 8 Grandes (Public Colleges Big 8) in 2018 and Burros Blancos (White Donkeys) IPN Zacatecas in 2019, again from ONEFA 8 Grandes. Without an Overall Playoff Final between the two big Conferences, the College Champion was decided by a poll conducted by AMFA. This is similar to the system used by US Colleges for 100 years until quite recently to decide the National Champions in NCAA Football, although the NCAA in USA now has a College Football Playoff.

References:

Images

[1] AMFA (2014) AMFA_logohead1 [Internet] Available from: http://amfa.com.mx/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AMFA_logohead1.png [Accessed 25 March 2021 ]

Websites

[2] AMFA (2020) Ranking [Internet] Available from: http://amfa.com.mx/ranking/ [Accessed 25 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

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March 25, 2021December 20, 2023

Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal Football)

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An Australian Aborigine game where the objective is to keep the ball in the air as long as possible. It includes the idea of the ‘mark’ whereby a player who catches the ball in the air can have a ‘free kick’. Tom Wills, who has Irish connections incorporated the idea into English Public School Football Codes, along with Gaelic Football like scoring to codify Australian Football in the 1840s.

adult happy sportsman hitting ball with head — Photo by Yogendra Singh on Pexels.com

References

Internet Archives

Aboriginal Football Wayback Machine (2006) Marn Grook [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060512152437/http://www.aboriginalfootball.com.au/marngrook.html (article)

Images

Photo by Yogendra Singh on Pexels.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martha

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March 25, 2021December 20, 2023

Cuju (Chinese Football Code) 770 BC – Present

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Cuju is an Ancient Chinese code of Football, whose origins are unclear but maybe in Lanzi, the capital of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period 770 bc – 476 bc. After attending the Chian World Football Exhibition in 2004, President Sepp S. Blatter of FIFA, the world governing body of Soccer, declared that it was the origins of the present game of soccer.

It appears to have had religious symbolism, the football field represented the earth, and the football represented the celestial bodies. It is estimated that there are approximately 5,000 players of Cuju in Linzi distict. During the Northern Song Dynasty 960-1126 football pitches were laid out and professional Cuju football teams played at the court of the emperor. During the earlier Han dynasty the sport had poetic writing about it and had military significance as well as recreational. ‘Ju’ means a rubber ball covered in leather or an animal bladder stuffed with feathers. Cuju means to ‘Kick a ball with the foot’.

According to the World Sports Encyclopedia, the number of players in team was not fixed, and the numbers varied from 2-10. Teams could only pass to teammates in their own half, and by the time the border was crossed had to kick towards the goal, which was two poles adorned with coloured ribbons. It involves an aspect of keepie-uppies, like in Marn Grook.

Video

Cuju Video [References: 3]

References

Websites

[1] Oxford Reference (2021) Cuju [Internet] Available from: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095652439 [Accessed 25 March 2021]

[2] Wojciech Liponski (2003) “Cuju” World Sports Encyclopaedia pg. 150.

Media

[3] You Tube (2021) Aug 19, 2018 “Man finds joy playing cuju, the parent of modern soccer” [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUBWojS3kH4 [Accessed 25 March 2021]

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March 20, 2021

Irish Kenpo Karate Union Invitational 2015

Irish Kenpo Karate Union Logo [References: 1]

Male Kumite

Grade	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd
Boys 5/6 yrs	Davin Coleman (Larkhill)	David Drodz (Ash)	Callum Maguire (Navan)	William Greene (Larkhill) Conor Rogers (ISKG)
Boys 7 yrs	Aaron McKillen (WSKF Kai)	Rory Quill (Larkhill)	Alex Disney (ISKG)	Jack Dolphin (Bohermeen)
Boys 8 yrs	Luke Kane (MSKG)	Eoin Clynch (Navan)	Cillian Owens (Bohermeen)	Aidan Hanway (WSKF Kil) Lee Ainscough (Ash)
Boys 9 yrs	Ciaran Crawford (3 Rivers)	Dylan Wallace (WSKF Kil)	Louis Barham (Larkhill)	Abdurrham Benhadja (WSKF Kai)
Boys 10 yrs	Anthony Kelly (Glasnevin)	Anes Chaal (WSKF Kai)	Luke Victory (WKAI)	Rian Fitzpatrick (WSKF Kai)
Boys 11 yrs	Liam Griffin (WSKF Kai)	Harry Barham (Larkhill)	Jonathon Peppard (WSKG)	Jack Donaghey (Strabane)
Boys 12 yrs	David Gannon (WSKF Kai)	David Crilly (MSKG)	Victor Marikhin (Ash)	Reece Mabe (WKK)
Boys 13 yrs	Chris McCarthy (Cloghroe)	Sean McCarthy (Cloghroe)	Craig Farrell (MSKG)	Stephen Van Breda (WSKF Kai)
Boys 14/15 yrs Pool 1	Jordan Pender (Navan)	Ruadhri Collins (Navan)	Peter O’Carroll (WSKF Kai)	Niall Dunne (WKAI)
Boys 14/15 yrs Pool 2	Callum McDonald (Scotland)	Jack Cosgrave (Larkhill)	Ellis Gorton (WKK)	Kevin Staunton (Glasnevin)
Boys 16/17 yrs	Kevin Dunne (WKAI)	Adam Durning (Navan)	Darren Kavanagh (ISKG)	Tadhg Rogers (Navan)
Male HW	Gordon Smith (Glasnevin)	Neil McMahon (Newry)	David Redmond (Karate Do)	Dylan Walsh (WSKF Kai) Eamonn Yore (Kells)
Male LW	Aaron McLaughlin (Glasnevin)	Pierre Le Frappe (France)	Clayton Long (WKAI)	Christopher Gallagher (Strabane) Craig Marlow (MSKG)

[Reference: 2]

Female Kumite

Grade	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd
Girls 7 yrs	Lucy Mulhern (Navan)	Freya Hayes (Cork)	Tara Gibbons (Larkhill)	Kerry Gallagher (Ash) Danielle Reilly (Navan)
Girls 8/9 yrs	Megan Carolan (Navan)	Leah O’Sullivan (Cork)	Sadhb O’Brien (WKAI)	Caitlin Dunlevey (MASK)
Girls 10 yrs	Natasha Doherty (3 Rivers)	Zoe McDermott (WSKF Kil)	Kiera Flatley (MASK)	Jamie Lee-Simpson (3 Rivers)
Girls 11 yrs	Kelly Kenna (WSKF Kil)	Mabel Hayes (Cork)	Victoria Brence (Ash)	Lana Biesty (MASK)
Girls 12/13 yrs	Sarah McGarrigle (Strabane)	Ayla O’Sullivan (Cork)	Kate Mulhern (Navan)	Sinead Yale (Navan)
Girls 14/15 yrs	Shannon Nulty (WKAI)	Ellie Boggs (Strabane)	Shauna Kelly (WSKF Kil)	Seona Gannon (WSKF Kai)
Girls 16/17 yrs	Katarina Susko (Larkhill)	Shauna Mullaney (MASK)	Geri Friel (Srabane)	Lauren Duffy (Ash)
Female	Linda Wash (MASK)	Nicole Perry (WSKF Kai)	Emily Geraghty (Glasnevin)	Petya (Glasnevin)

[References: 2]

Medal Table

Club	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
IKKU	9	12	18	39
WSKF	4	4	8	16
WKAI	2	0	4	6
3 Rivers	2	0	1	3
Strabane	1	1	3	5
MASK	1	1	3	5
MSKG	1	1	3	5
Scotland	1	0	0	1
France	0	1	0	1
Newry	0	1	0	1
ISKG	0	0	3	3
Wales	0	0	2	2
Kells	0	0	1	1
Karate Do	0	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Report

The Irish Kenpo Karate Union took home 9 gold medals at the IKKU 2015 Invitational, with Glasnevin members Gordon Smith and Aaron McLaughlin taking top spot in the two Male Adult Grades. WSKF took four gold medals. MASK’s Linda Walsh won their only gold medal in the Adult Female Grade.

References:

Logos

[1] Irish Kenpo Karate Union Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, April 29, 2010 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27966_117052458316629_1228939_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=pUsAvuOPlC8AX8lJves&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=132693c91df5082422f88b91de118a9b&oe=5FA0B128 [Accessed 5 October 2020]

Websites

[2] IKKU (2020) Invitational 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/2015%20invitational.pdf [Accessed 20 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 March 2021

March 17, 2021

Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present

Canadian Football League Logo [Reference: 1]

Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present

Year	Champion	Finalist	Venue
1909	University of Toronto	Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	Toronto
1910	University of Toronto	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton
1911	University of Toronto	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1912	Hamilton Alerts	Toronto Argonauts	Hamilton
1913	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	Hamilton
1914	Toronto Argonauts	University of Toronto	Toronto
1915	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto RAA	Toronto
1916	no decision
1917	no decision
1918	no decision
1919	no decision
1920	University of Toronto	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1921	Toronto Argonauts	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto
1922	Queen’s University	Edmonton Eskimos	Kingston
1923	Queen’s University	Regina Rugby Club	Toronto
1924	Queen’s University	Toronto Balmy Beach	Toronto
1925	Ottawa Senators	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	Ottawa
1926	Ottawa Senators	University of Toronto	Toronto
1927	Toronto Balmy Beach	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto
1928	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1929	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1930	Toronto Balmy Beach	Regina Roughriders	Toronto
1931	Montréal AAA	Regina Roughriders	Montréal
1932	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1933	Toronto Argonauts	Sarnia Imperials	Sarnia
1934	Sarnia Imperials	Regina Roughriders	Toronto
1935	Winnipegs Rugby Football Club	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton
1936	Sarnia Imperials	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1937	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1938	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1939	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ottawa Rough Riders	Ottawa
1940	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto Balmy Beach	Toronto & Ottawa
1941	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1942	Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	Winnipeg RCAF Bombers	Toronto
1943	Hamilton Flying Wildcats	Winnipeg RCAF Bombers	Toronto
1944	St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy	Hamilton Wildcats	Hamilton
1945	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1946	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1947	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1948	Calgary Stampeders	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1949	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1950	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1951	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Toronto
1952	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1953	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1954	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1955	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Vancouver
1956	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1957	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Vancouver
1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1960	Ottawa Rough Riders	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1961	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1962	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1963	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	British Columbia Lions	Vancouver
1964	British Columbia Lions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1965	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1966	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ottawa Rough Riders	Vancouver
1967	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ottawa
1968	Ottawa Rough Riders	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1969	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Montréal
1970	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1971	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto Argonauts	Vancouver
1972	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton
1973	Ottawa Rough Riders	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto
1974	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1975	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary
1976	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Toronto
1977	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal
1978	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1979	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Montréal
1980	Edmonton Eskimos	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1981	Edmonton Eskimos	Ottawa Rough Riders	Montréal
1982	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1983	Toronto Argonauts	British Columbia Lions	Vancouver
1984	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Edmonton
1985	British Columbia Lions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Montréal
1986	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1987	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto Argonauts	Vancouver
1988	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	British Columbia Lions	Ottawa
1989	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1990	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1991	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg
1992	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1993	Edmonton Eskimos	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Calgary
1994	British Columbia Lions	Baltimore Football Club	Vancouver
1995	Baltimore Stallions	Calgary Stampeders	Regina
1996	Toronto Argonauts	Edmonton Eskimos	Hamilton
1997	Toronto Argonauts	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Edmonton
1998	Calgary Stampeders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg
1999	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Calgary Stampeders	Vancouver
2000	British Columbia Lions	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary
2001	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Montréal
2002	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Edmonton
2003	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Regina
2004	Toronto Argonauts	British Columbia Lions	Ottawa
2005	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Vancouver
2006	British Columbia Lions	Montréal Alouettes	Winnipeg
2007	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
2008	Calgary Stampeders	Montréal Alouettes	Montréal
2009	Montréal Alouettes	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Calgary
2010	Montréal Alouettes	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Edmonton
2011	British Columbia Lions	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2012	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders
2013	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014	Calgary Stampeders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2015	Edmonton Eskimos	Ottawa REDBLACKS
2016	Ottawa REDBLACKS	Calgary Stampeders
2017	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders
2018	Calgary Stampeders	Ottawa REDBLACKS
2019	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present [References: ]

Report

Earl Grey donated what is now the Canadian Football League’s Championship Trophy in 1909, thus starting a tradition which lasts to this day. The Grey Cup was the first of the great North American Football Championships, starting the Modern Era, and was first won by the University of Toronto. It is now in the sole possession of the Canadian Football League, which broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1956. Toronto Argonauts first won the Cup in 1914 and last won it in 2012. Winnipeg Blue Bombers first success came in 1939 and after a long drought won the last one currently played in 2019. Ottawa Rough Riders won the Cup in 1940 for the first time and are considered the same team as the Ottawa REDBLACKS by the Canadian Football League, with the REDBLACKS a new replacement franchise who won the Grey Cup last in 2016. Calgary Stampeders first and last victories came in 1948 and 2018, and Montréal Alouettes in 1949 and 2010. Newly merged Hamilton Tiger-Cats first and last Cups were in 1953 and 1999, while Edmonton Eskimos’ (now Edmonton Football Team) maiden trophy was in 1954 and last in 2015. British Columbia Lions from Vancouver last won the Grey Cup in 2011 and first won it in 1964, while Saskatchewan Roughriders took the title for the first time in 1966 and last time in 2013.

References

Logos

[Canada 1] Canadian Football League (2019) CFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/wp-content/themes/cfl.ca/images/og-image-default.jpg?_t=201902271522 [Accessed 20 May 2019]

Websites

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2011/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[3] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2012/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[4] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2013/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[5] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2014/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[6] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2015/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[7] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2016/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[8] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2017/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[9] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2018/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[10] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2019/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]